Lee Freedman led in his first city winner, of the new season, when Strykum led all the way to win the Quest Moonee Valley Plate.

Her rider, Ben Melham, bounced her out into the vanguard position once the gates opened; from then on Strykum was out on her lonesome, the majority of the opposition lost sight of her after the first 200 metres.

She is paying her way to this stage, four runs and two wins and it was just the bob of the head that denied her being Stakes placed, when she finished fourth in the Group 3 National Stakes at Morphettville, after winning there at her previous start.

There was little form as you would expect, the better three year old fillies were at Caulfield for the Quezette Stakes the previous week.

She will be back at Moonee Valley again in a couple of weeks that is likely to determine which direction she takes, it is in the melting pot at present.

Her sire, Stryker, is chipping away quite nicely, with his oldest progeny three year olds; he has five winners to his credit from 21 starters.

He needs that good one, as every sire needs; he could be a replica of his sire, Fastnet Rock, his progeny have performed better at three, than juveniles.

Stryker led all the way at the Valley