Perth star Barakey is returning home for a spell while the connections of a long list of other casualties from the feature races in Sydney and Melbourne on Saturday take stock of future plans.

David Hayes will take a large contingent of runners to Sandown this Saturday spearheaded by Rawnaq in the Group 2 Zipping Classic.

David Hayes will take a large contingent of runners to Sandown this Saturday spearheaded by Rawnaq in the Group 2 Zipping Classic.

David Hayes will take a large contingent of runners to Sandown this Saturday spearheaded by Rawnaq in the Group 2 Zipping Classic.

One of his brothers won an Australian Cup and another claimed a Lightning Stakes, but David Hayes expects his exciting colt Niconoise to carve his own reputation as a top notch Group performer.