Trenchant made short work of those that opposed him in the Bay and Ranges Handicap at Flemington.

That was his third run and he is improving with each outing, he came off a third to Artie Dee Two at Moonee Valley, the previous week.

There is not much doubt that he appreciated 1400 metres better than the 1200 metres at the Valley, he didn’t have to be bustled along, he was able to find his natural gait and he responded to a great ride by former New Zealand apprentice, Michael Dee, who is making a definite impact on racing since his arrival in Melbourne.

Trenchant, by Medaglia D’Oro, proved a quality horse at three and four years, winning seven races from 14 starts, earning just over $9 million in stakes.

The dam line, Cara Bella by Seeking The Gold, she produced nine foals to race, six are winners  including Trenchant.

Trenchant ridden by Michael Dee

Sydneysider too good for locals

Spieth was the pick of the paddock in the pre post parade, and didn’t let his supporters down, with an authoritative win in the Goulburn Murray Handicap at headquarters.

The straight track held no fears for him, or the reverse way of going, he was quite adaptive having raced twice in the anti clockwise direction, winning at Pakenham and had raced back in September and raced soon after at Caulfield.

Bookies were taking no chances with him; he opened up favourite and hardly moved from his initial quote, the only other runner that could have threatened him was Crystal Dreamer, who weakened after being handy early.

This was the first time that he had seen the straight track, he was right there at the top of the straight, and without having to be pressed right out, it was a pretty fair win for a horse making his debut at headquarters.

Spieth is a good style of colt, you could say was a complete replica of his sire, Thorn Park, he won a Stradbroke Handicap for his Sydney trainer, Les Bridge.

The colt is one of 12 horses trained by Bryce Heys at Warwick Farm, while horses are getting individual attention it is hardly viable, a team of around 30 would be ideal.

Spieth winning the Goulburn Murray Hcp giving Michael Dee a winning double