A riding stint in Singapore hasn’t done Stephen Baster any harm, except maybe in the pocket after being banished home without any good reason.

He has returned a much more polished rider, he has benefited greatly from the Asian experience and the international competition.

That was never more evident than his polished display in riding a winning treble at Moonee Valley yesterday.

Stephen Baster has come a long way since the day he entered Mark Riley’s yard to become apprenticed.

Mornington trained mare, Dance With Her, is right on track for the Chairman’s Handicap at Randwick on Saturday, followed by the Sydney Cup two weeks later.

She performed quite well at her first outing in the reverse direction at Rosehill, running third in the Manion Cup.

According to David Brideoake, joint trainer of the mare with David Feek, they were happy with the run and believe she will be much better off at Randwick.

Glen Boss was missing from Melbourne and Sydney racing yesterday, doing what he does best riding winners.

Ascot, in Perth, was the venue where he rode a winning double, firstly the Schweppes Stakes on Gold Broker, and the Ausdrill Karrakatta Plate, the richest two year old race in Perth, on Melbourne trained filly, Ms Funovits, prepared by John Sadler at Flemington.

The W A punters had done their form well as they sent the filly, out by Reset, a $4.40 favourite, she won by one and a half lengths.

Hugh Bowman is credited with a great winning ride on Fiveandahalfstar in the weight for age B M W at Rosehill.

He led all the way over the 2400 metres, slowing the field down to almost a walk at one stage before setting the gelding alight rounding the home turn.

It was reminiscence of what was a wonderful era with those long weight for age races when the great Darby Munro was the master jockey, he could turn the pace off when required, then restart it, and as quick as you could snap your finger.

Bowman’s double in winning on Narzita and Fiveandahalfstar earned him $74,700 in percentages, today he is off to Wyong with two rides, each with a stakes of $22,000.