Trainer Steven Burridge had no reason to believe why Black Swan would not be able to measure up to the rise in class on Friday night.

An encouraging return leaves the Cliff Brown trained Groenewegen well placed to break through in the sixth event at Singapore this evening.

Trainer Mark Walker joked that if Turquoise King did not win at his first test over 1900m, he would send him to New Zealand to race over hurdles.

Kermadec travels south to plunder the Melbourne colts in this weekend's Australian Guineas, and The Melbourne Mail is all aboard.

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