Damian Lane is old hat when it comes to first experiences on a Japanese galloper and he didn’t need to let Obamburumai go at his first look at Randwick to know he’s on a live chance in Saturday’s Group 1 $4m The Star Doncaster Mile (1600m).

Trainer Ciaron Maher says he still doesn’t know where emerging galloper Another Wil’s ceiling is but what he is confident about is that he’ll be able to handle whatever Randwick, and Sydney’s weather, throws at him on Saturday.

Trainer Michael Freedman says beating the handicapper and securing the defending champion jockey is a great formula for success for Forbidden Love in Saturday’s Group 1 $3m The Star Doncaster Mile (1600m) at Royal Randwick.

There’s a symmetry in trainer Josh Julius chasing his first Group 1 win with Just Folk in Saturday’s $3m The Star Doncaster Mile (1600m) and it just shows how connected the racing industry can be.