Godolphin galloper Paulele has the potential to be Group 1 winner with his trainer James Cummings hoping the sprinter can climb to the top this campaign.
Paulele heads to Moonee Valley on Friday night to run in Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) and break a run of excruciating minor placings at the highest level.
Last campaign Paulele finished third in the T J Smith Stakes before winding up his three-year-old year finishing runner-up in the Doomben 10,000 and Kingsford-Smith Cup, all at Group 1 level.
Paulele started his career with a victory over Friday night's course and distance, his only try at the track.
"He's returned beautifully, and he is really flying," Cummings said.
"He's a winner of his only start at The Valley and he's got the look about him that he's ready to charge first-up like he has been every other preparation.
"We are pleased with him leading into the Moir, it looks like a race with plenty of pressure, but he'll be thereabouts and will be running a big race."
A bigger stronger version has returned this campaign with Cummings and the Godolphin team looking forward to the spring ahead.
And with Godolphin holding a slot in The Everest at Randwick next month, Paulele may be the sprinter to put his hand up to run in the $15 million race.
A slot in The Everest may result in a return bout with Nature Strip who Paulele finished 4-½ lengths astern of in the T J Smith in the autumn.
"He was a few lengths behind Nature Strip when placed behind him on a wet track, so it's quite possible and likely that Paulele is a better horse now than in that preparation," Cummings said.
"That was after a less-than-ideal lead-up in The Galaxy where he was never quite in the race from his wide draw on a wet track."
James Mcdonald will make the trip down from Sydney to ride Paulele on Friday night in which the sprinter has drawn ideally in gate six in the 12-horse field.
FP | Silk | Horse, Age & Sex Sire & Dam |
Jockey Trainer |
SP
WT |
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1st |
12. COOLANGATTA (AUS) 3yo F WRITTEN TYCOON (AUS) - PIPING HOT (AUS) |
JAMIE KAH CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE |
$6.5
50kg |
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J O'NEILL/A KHEIR/COOLANGATTAPARTNERSHIP | |||||||||||
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2nd |
9. BELLA NIPOTINA (AUS) 5yo M PRIDE OF DUBAI (AUS) - BELLA ORFANA (AUS) |
CRAIG WILLIAMS CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE |
$19
56.5kg |
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M Christian, Ms S Miller, Mrs P Christian, A Ingersole, M Johnston, Porter Pelchen Bloodstock (Mgr: W Pelchen) & B Christian | |||||||||||
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3rd |
4. ZOUSTYLE (AUS) 7yo G ZOUSTAR (AUS) - FASHION (GER) |
DAMIEN OLIVER TONY GOLLAN |
$13
58.5kg |
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Desharon Bloodstock Pty Ltd (Mgr: D R Whybird) & Stableboard Bloodstock (Mgr: R Board) | |||||||||||
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4th |
6. GENERATION (AUS) 4yo H SNITZEL (AUS) - FONTITON (AUS) |
MARK ZAHRA CIARON MAHER & DAVID EUSTACE |
$11
58.5kg |
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5th |
3. ROTHFIRE (AUS) 5yo G ROTHESAY (AUS) - HUSS ON FIRE (NZ) |
DAMIAN LANE ROBERT HEATHCOTE |
$3.1
58.5kg |
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6th |
2. PAULELE (AUS) 4yo H DAWN APPROACH (IRE) - CHATOYANT (AUS) |
JAMES MCDONALD JAMES CUMMINGS |
$4.4
58.5kg |
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7th |
11. MILEVA (AUS) 5yo M HEADWATER (AUS) - LADY EINSTEIN (AUS) |
DANIEL MOOR PHILLIP STOKES |
$51
56.5kg |
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8th |
8. SEPTEMBER RUN (AUS) 5yo M EXCEED AND EXCEL (AUS) - PITTSBURGH FLYER (AUS) |
KERRIN MCEVOY CHRIS WALLER |
$19
56.5kg |
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9th |
10. ISOTOPE (AUS) 5yo M DEEP FIELD (AUS) - GREAT DANSAAR (AUS) |
JYE MCNEIL TONY GOLLAN |
$20
56.5kg |
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10th |
5. MALKOVICH (AUS) 5yo H CHOISIR (AUS) - MABKHARA (AUS) |
RACHEL KING BJORN BAKER |
$21
58.5kg |
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11th |
1. THE INFERNO (AUS) 6yo G HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR (IRE) - SPINA ROSA (AUS) |
BLAKE SHINN CLIFF BROWN |
$18
58.5kg |
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12th |
7. EXTREMELY LUCKY (AUS) 4yo G EXTREME CHOICE (AUS) - TAMARIND LANE (AUS) |
BEN MELHAM WILL CLARKEN |
$19
58.5kg |
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