Toydini has cemented a berth for himself in the Emirates Stakes, on the last day of the Flemington carnival, after a good solid win in the Crystal Mile at Moonee Valley.

It was a strong dogged performance; he fought it out well coming from further back in the field than expected.

Trainer, Guy Walter, was happy with the run believing he would be better on a bigger track, if that is the case Flemington should be ideal.

The field in the Crystal Mile was down a bit on quality and much weaker than the Emirates mile is likely to be.

Toydini is building up a pretty good record now, he won the Cameron Handicap at Newcastle, he followed on from there to finish third in the Epsom Handicap to Boban.

Walter is hoping the gelding can take Saturday’s form into the Emirates, if so he is going to become one of the main contenders in the $1,000,000 dollar mile.

He went up sharply in weight, 4.5 kg from his Epsom run to the Crystal Mile which was at weight for age.

The Guy Walter and Blake Shinn has become a successful trainer jockey partnership, Walter threw out the lifeline and Shinn caught it, all is working well for the team at Warwick Farm.

Toydini - Shaping up as a strong contender in the Emirates