It may seem a bit unfair to Overpass given he just led throughout in a high-pressure 1200m worth $4 million, fending off multiple Group 1 winners late only for all the talk to be about the runner-up, but racing is cruel like that. It's always about the next big thing, and Amelia's Jewel promises to be that.

Just quickly on Overpass, he's run a slight new peak of 119 with Timeform, bettering his ratings of 118 and 117 in last year's Galaxy and Shorts respectively. Early pace is just as, if not more important than late pace and he showed again how vital it is to be able to put yourself into the race.

He's unlikely to win a Group 1 in the Eastern States, although The Goodwood in a month's time would be a great target if they did head that way.

I said Amelia's Jewel would need to run a new peak to be winning The Quokka, and ironically, she has equalled her peak and fallen short by the barest of margins. If she had run a new peak, bettering her 114 in the Group 1 Northerly Stakes (1800m), she'd have won.

I think it's relatively clear that she's not a sprinter, or at least won't be as effective over sprinting trips as a grand final in the future. Of course, on Saturday, there was plenty of talk that the barrier cruelled her chances and if she was in her original gate she wins.

I don't necessarily buy into that- she would've been in the last four anyway and probably needing a bit of luck to come through them rather than around. No matter which route you take, if you go back, you're going to need things to go your way.

Regardless, now the dust has settled, it appears The Golden Eagle will be her main goal in the Spring, but the path she takes is up in the air. Speaking with trainer Simon A Miller post-race, a few options were thrown up, including The Everest, kicking off in Melbourne, and one Simon Dinopolous suggesting The Epsom Handicap.

There have been four Golden Eagle's run and won, and every single one of them had their lead up run in a Group 1 handicap mile. Kolding and Colette, stabled in Sydney, came through The Epsom, the former winning, and I'm Thunderstruck and I Wish I Win both came through the Toorak, the former winning.

An inevitably high pressure mile, back to an inevitably high pressure 1500m is a much better scenario than running in The Everest over 1200m just two weeks before stepping to the 1500m.

Besides that, Amelia's Jewel proved on Saturday, whilst very talented, that she'd struggle to measure up in The Everest. Overpass was okay running sixth in last year's edition but you don't have to back far to see the horses she'd be up against.

I Wish I Win and Giga Kick could both claim to be the best sprinter in the world at the moment, the former rated 127 with Timeform off his T J win, equal with Hong Kong star Lucky Sweynesse (albeit over 1400m).

Giga Kick has already won The Everest and actually bettered that figure in Saturday's Group 1 All Aged Stakes win (1400m). Off the strength off that win, and being a gelding where prize money is king, why wouldn't he look to run in both The Everest and Golden Eagle in the Spring?

Put simply, Amelia's Jewel would need to go to a whole new level to be competitive with Giga Kick and co, over 1200m. She may have upside but her and Giga Kick have both had exactly nine starts, so who's to say she has more upside than him?

Her best shot, in my opinion, to win the Golden Eagle, is to run in The Epsom three weeks before The Golden Eagle, hoping the likes of Giga Kick aren't as hardened by targeting The Everest first. If she were to race exclusively in Sydney, following Collette's path of Tramway-George Main-Epsom-Eagle would be suitable, otherwise the Memsie into the Makybe Diva in Melbourne are certainly possible.

FP	Silk	Horse, Age & Sex Sire & Dam	Jockey Trainer	SP WT
1st		2. OVERPASS (AUS) 4yo G VANCOUVER (AUS) - WALKWAY (AUS)	JOSH PARR BJORN BAKER	$12 58.5kg
		S G Darby, J Georgatsoulis, P Halfhyde, T Kingston, W E Payne, Ms S G Wilson, B E Wright, Jimlee Racing (Mgr: Ms L Caff), Knuckleheads Racing (Mgr: M J Tylor), C F Bolton, Darby Racing Walkway (Mgr: S G Darby) & Cantbreakmystride (Mgr: M T Anderson)
	Sales Information  | Inglis | 2020 Australian Easter Yearling Sale Round 2 (54) | Corumbene Stud, Dunedoo | Darby Racing / Will Johnson Bloodstock | AUD $ 75,000 2020 Australian Easter Yearling Sale Round 2 (54)   Corumbene Stud, Dunedoo  Darby Racing / Will Johnson Bloodstock AUD $ 75,000  | Inglis | 2020 Australian Easter Yearling Sale (279) | Corumbene Stud, Dunedoo | In $ 140,000 | Psd. AUD $ 140,000 Res. AUD $ 2020 Australian Easter Yearling Sale (279)   Corumbene Stud, Dunedoo  Psd. AUD $ 140,000
2nd		14. AMELIA'S JEWEL (AUS) 3yo F SIYOUNI (FR) - BUMBASINA (IRE)	PATRICK CARBERY SIMON A MILLER	$2.8 54.5kg
		P V Walsh
3rd		10. BELLA NIPOTINA (AUS) 5yo M PRIDE OF DUBAI (AUS) - BELLA ORFANA (AUS)	BEN MELHAM CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE	$4.6 56.5kg
		M Christian, Ms S Miller, Mrs P Christian, A Ingersole, M Johnston, Porter Pelchen Bloodstock (Mgr: W Pelchen) & B Christian
	Sales Information  | Inglis | 2019 Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale (69) | Rosemont Stud, Gnarwarre | Lindsay Park Racing / Andrew Williams Bloodstock / Mt Hallowell Stud | AUD $ 80,000 2019 Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale (69)   Rosemont Stud, Gnarwarre  Lindsay Park Racing / Andrew Williams Bloodstock / Mt Hallowell Stud AUD $ 80,000
4th		12. ASFOORA (AUS) 4yo M FLYING ARTIE (AUS) - GOLDEN CHILD (AUS)	MITCHELL AITKEN HENRY DWYER	$13 56.5kg
	Sales Information  | Magic Millions | 2020 Adelaide Yearling Sale (487) | Noor Elaine Farm Pty Ltd, Euroa, Vic | Psd. AUD $ 24,000 Res. AUD $ 30,000 2020 Adelaide Yearling Sale (487)   Noor Elaine Farm Pty Ltd, Euroa, Vic  Psd. AUD $ 24,000 Res. AUD $ 30,000
5th		8. HOT ZED (AUS) 5yo G RED HOT CHOICE (AUS) - ZEDFIRE (AUS)	CHRIS PARNHAM LOU LUCIANI	$61 58.5kg
6th		6. RED CAN MAN (AUS) 6yo G GINGERBREAD MAN (AUS) - BROCKY'S ACE (AUS)	SHAUN MCGRUDDY STEPHEN WOLFE	$26 58.5kg
	Sales Information  | Magic Millions | 2018 Perth Yearling Sale (34) | Western Breeders Alliance (Darling View Stud Einoncliff Park And Westbury Park) Wa | Commercial Bloodstock Services P/L (Fbaa) | AUD $ 50,000 2018 Perth Yearling Sale (34)   Western Breeders Alliance (Darling View Stud Einoncliff Park And Westbury Park) Wa  Commercial Bloodstock Services P/L (Fbaa) AUD $ 50,000
7th		7. RESORTMAN (AUS) 6yo G HELMET (AUS) - STRAVEEN (NZ)	BRAD RAWILLER M L LANE	$41 58.5kg
	Sales Information  | Inglis | 2017 Great Southern Sale (93) | Supreme Thoroughbreds, Romsey | M Lane & P Capararo | AUD $ 15,000 2017 Great Southern Sale (93)   Supreme Thoroughbreds, Romsey  M Lane & P Capararo AUD $ 15,000
8th		4. UNCOMMON JAMES (AUS) 4yo G CABLE BAY (IRE) - PICKABEE (AUS)	BEN THOMPSON S O'DEA & M HOYSTED	$7.5 58.5kg
9th		11. SHADES OF ROSE (AUS) 4yo M RUBICK (AUS) - ROSE OF MULAN (AUS)	RACHEL KING BJORN BAKER	$21 56.5kg
	Sales Information  | Magic Millions | 2023 Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale (638) | Yarraman Park Stud, Scone, Nsw (As Agent) | Arrowfield Stud | AUD $ 1,600,000 2023 Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale (638)   Yarraman Park Stud, Scone, Nsw (As Agent)  Arrowfield Stud AUD $ 1,600,000
10th		1. KEMENTARI (AUS) 8yo G LONHRO (AUS) - YAVANNA (AUS)	DAMIEN OLIVER JAMES CUMMINGS	$16 58.5kg
11th		13. BUSTLER (AUS) 3yo G PLAYING GOD (AUS) - COSMAH DOMINATION (AUS)	STEVEN PARNHAM NEVILLE PARNHAM	$51 56.5kg
	Sales Information  | Magic Millions | 2021 Perth Yearling Sale (121) | Ruby Racing & Breeding, Kojarena, Wa | Ridgeport Holdings | AUD $ 130,000 2021 Perth Yearling Sale (121)   Ruby Racing & Breeding, Kojarena, Wa  Ridgeport Holdings AUD $ 130,000  | Magic Millions | 2020 Mungrup Stud Complete Dispersal Online Sale (27) | Mungrup Stud Complete Dispersal Online Sale (Unreserved), Narrikup, Wa | Ruby Racing & Breeding | AUD $ 32,500 2020 Mungrup Stud Complete Dispersal Online Sale (27)   Mungrup Stud Complete Dispersal Online Sale (Unreserved), Narrikup, Wa  Ruby Racing & Breeding AUD $ 32,500
12th		3. TRIX OF THE TRADE (AUS) 4yo G TRADE FAIR (GB) - MY NAME'S TRIXIE (AUS)	TROY TURNER C H WEBSTER	$19 58.5kg
13th		5. MASSIMO (AUS) 6yo G SESSIONS (AUS) - HIGHEST (AUS)	CLINT JOHNSTON-PORTER C & M GANGEMI	$101 58.5kg
	Sales Information  | Inglis | 2021 JUNE (Late) Online Sale (107) | Gangemi Thoroughbreds | AUD $ 150,000 2021 JUNE (Late) Online Sale (107)   AUD $ 150,000
14th		9. WESTERN KNIGHT (NZ) 4yo G IFFRAAJ (GB) - WESTERN JEWEL (AUS)	WILLIAM PIKE ADAM DURRANT	$51 58.5kg