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Friday night's meetings are South Africa’s Fairview, France’s Le Teste de Buch and Clairefontaine, UK’s Pontefract, Chester, Lingfield, Chepstow and Ireland’s Curragh and Tramore - Saturday’s meetings include New Zealand’s Riccarton, Korea’s Seoul, Randwick, Caulfield, Eagle Farm, Morphettville, Tatura, Casino, Kembla Grange, Gold Coast, Roma, Narrandera, Belmont

The Gordon Richards-trained Gytrash is headed to The TAB Everest at Royal Randwick on October 17 racing in the Inglis slot - Nature Strip $3.00 favourite - Gytrash $15.00

We return to Randwick on Saturday for Up And Coming Stakes Day, it looks a belter of a race, though I can't say I'm overly enthused by the rest of the program.

Up And Coming Stakes - $5000 @ $23 on Marsannay [collect $115,000] - $10,000 @ $2.25 on North Pacific [collect $22,500] - $500 the win / $2000 the place @ $15/$3.10 on Bravado [collect $13,700] - $300 each-way @ $23/$4.20 on Marsannay [collect $8,160] - $300 @ $18 on Marsannay [collect $5,400] - $300 @ $12 on Bravado [collect $3,600]

Two of New Zealand’s leading thoroughbred nurseries will be keeping close tabs on Randwick on Saturday where trainer John O’Shea will commence the spring preparations of their talented mares.

Follow the TAB.com.au fixed odds market movers for the meetings at Randwick, Caulfield, Eagle Farm and Morphettville - Up And Coming Stakes - North Pacific $2.50-$2.25 BETS: $1,000 @ $2.30, $9,500 @ $2.25 - Marsannay $26-$18 BETS: $300ew @ $23/$4.20, $5,000 @ $23

Gytrash will represent Inglis in this year’s running of The TAB Everest the slot holding bloodstock company announced on Friday

Repeat victory has only happened twice, by My Peak in 1960 and 1962, while Tauto (1971/72) is the only back-to-back winner.

UPDATED 4.20PM FRIDAY - Track conditions, form and scratchings for Caulfield - Track Soft 6 - rail out 9m for the entire circuit - no irrigation for the last seven days - 0.2mm of rian for the last 24 hours, 13.2mm for the last seven days - weather partly cloudy showers 1mm to 2mm 16c Saturday - five scratchings

The Caulfield card looks to be better racing than punting, with plenty of trappy races that can prove more valuable for the weeks ahead - one of those races is the Vain Stakes where a solid looking group of colts are out to establish themselves ahead of bigger races deeper into the carnival

UPDATED 4.20PM FRIDAY - Track conditions, form and scratchings for Randwick - Track Heavy 9 - rail out 11m from the 1600m to the Winning Post and 8m for the remainder of the circuit - no irrigation for the last seven days - no rain for the last 24 hours, 76.5mm for the last seven days - weather partly cloudy 11c to 20c Saturday - eight scratchings

Feature Race Tips and Previews for Randwick and Caulfield - an old favourite heads up the Tips and Race Preview for the 2020 PB Lawrence Stakes, Mystic Journey finds the right race and is at $4

Racing NSW stewards' advise that due to 210mm of rainfall this week and following a track inspection on Thursday afternoon the Kembla Grange track at this stage is not suitable for racing on Saturday - stewards will continue to monitor the track conditions to determine its suitability for racing

Third generation Mornington trainer Clayton Douglas has landed a winner with his first runner with the heavily supported Barocha at Sale on Thursday - Barocha was backed from a $6.00 opening price when markets were released on Tuesday into $1.75 by the time the gates

Randwick Track Manager Michael Wood with an update on the Randwick Course Proper ahead of the Up & Coming Stakes meeting at Randwick on Saturday - Track Heavy 9 and the rail is out 11m from the 1600m to the Winning Post and 8m for the remainder of the circuit.

Follow the TAB.com.au fixed odds market movers for the meetings at Randwick, Caulfield, Eagle Farm and Morphettville - Caulfield Race 9 - Showmanship $2.20-$1.75 BETS: $13,300 @ $2.03, $800 @ $2.10 - Otauto $18-$12