Good luck to him! Although in a way I don't want him to win because it sounds a bit like they'll retire him as soon as he gets an Australian G1 win.
Anyway, fields for Hastings on Saturday:
STONEYBRIDGE STAKES (G1)
1 2327X Railings (AUS) 1 115 59.0 Mark Hills Roger James, Cambridge
2 X1532 Cog Hill 13 112 59.0 Richard Collett & Shane Hapeta, Pukekohe Park
3 10X07 Sir Slick 3 110 59.0 Bruce Herd Graeme Nicholson, Te Aroha
4 50X58 Jurys Out 6 101 59.0 David & Sarah Haworth, Foxton
5 14713 Spin Around (AUS) 2 100 59.0 Steven Cooper, Ardmore
6 2X151 Seachange 4 110 56.5 Gavin McKeon Ralph Manning, Cambridge
7 022X0 Gaze 12 103 56.5 David Walsh Roger James, Cambridge
8 X4525 Ombre Rose 7 95 56.5 Brian Hibberd Shane Marr, Riccarton Park
9 310X6 Splashing Out 9 96 56.0 Michael Coleman Guy Lowry, Hastings
10 91127 Porotene Gem 14 94 56.0 Kevin Gray, Copper Belt Lodge, Palmerston North
11 11X60 Princess Coup (AUS) 10 94 56.0 Noel Harris Mark Walker, Matamata
12 3X591 Veloce Bella 5 94 56.0 Mark Brosnan, Matamata
13 32233 J'Adane 8 90 56.0 Russell Cameron & Gareth McRae, Pukekohe Park
14 100X5 The Pooka (AUS) 11 83 50.5 John Wheeler, New Plymouth
Seachange is so hard to beat here, at even money with the TAB. I thought the only chance they had to beat her was if she got an outside gate with the short run to the turn from the mile start, but she's got 4.
HIGHVIEW STAKES (G3)
1 111
Special Mission 7 82 56.0 Reese Jones Mark Walker, Matamata
2 1138X Satinka 6 80 56.0 Mark Du Plessis Lance O'Sullivan & Andrew Scott, Matamata
3 2329X
Diamond Deck 9 78 56.0 Robert Priscott, Te Awamutu
4 660X3 Emily Jane 2 69 56.0 Bruce Herd Charles Walding, Awapuni
5 7041 Strategic Decision 5 69 56.0 Steven Pinfold, Byerley Park, Kingseat
6 1
Insouciant 8 68 56.0 Michael Walker Mark Walker, Matamata
7 421 Royal Taat 3 68 56.0 Jim Collett, Matamata
8 9X254 Use To Be A Dancer 1 59 56.0 Patrick Bell (a) Grant Searle, Awapuni
9 3X7 Stravinskys Affair 4 56 56.0 Kevin Gray, Copper Belt Lodge, Palmerston North
Wow.
Can't wait for this race.