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Class prevailed with Classique Legend putting away the field in the listed Bob Charley AO Stakes (1100m) at Randwick on Saturday with the Les Bridge trained flashy grey under Kerrin McEvoy showing he will be force to be reckoned with in the spring

Tyzone was the subject of good late support - $16-$13 late and arrived in time to knock off the roughie Madam Rouge ($51-$61-$41) and the fast-finishing Niccanova ($19-$14) - the big move late was for Dawn Passage which hit $5.50 at one stage but was hammered into $4.20 - the most popular runner and was responsible for nearly a quarter of the money on the race

Sky Racing highlights from the Brisbane Racing Club's Stadbroke Handicap meeting at Eagle Farm on Saturday - Rothfire supreme in Group 1 JJ Atkins - Tyzone goes one better in Group 1 TAB Stradbroke Handicap

Michael Moroney-trained Chapada (by Bullet Train (GB)) finally delivered on his undoubted staying potential when running out an impressive winner of the $108,000 VRC Grinders Coffee Carriage Paddock Plate (2520m) on the Flemington program in Melbourne.

Twenty-five to one outsider Standoff (by Smart Missile) belied her all too easily dismissed chances of landing the $100,000 VRC Schweppes Bagotville Trophy (1100m) at Flemington in Melbourne when storming home over the closing stages to open up her winning account with an impressive performance of genuine promise.

Achiever lived up to his name with his maiden win in the Castelvecchio @ Arrowfield Handicap (1400m) for two-year-old’s at Randwick on Saturday with his previous four starts leading up to what became, in the end, an easy step up for the Pride Of Dubai colt

Saturday’ night's meetings are South Africa's Turffontein, France’s Le Mans, Lyon Parilly and UK’s Newcastle-All Weather, Newmarket and Lingfield-All Weather

TAB betting information on Eagle Farm features - JJ Atkins Stakes and TAB Stradbroke Handicap - $300 @ $57.50 [collect $17,250] on Sweet On Me (won Angle Park Greyhounds Race 3 on June 4) | The Drinks Cart (third in J.J. Atkins) {June 4}

A monster First 4 dividend on the Group 1 TAB Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday has given one punter a massive result.

Track conditions, form and scratchings for Randwick - Track Soft 7 - rail out 9m for the entire circuit - no irrigation for the last seven days - no rain for the last 24 hours, 13.9mm for the last seven days - weather sunny 19c - 29 scratchings - FINAL

Track conditions, form and scratchings for Flemington - Track Soft 5 - rail out 8m for the entire circuit - no irrigation for the last seven days - no rain for the last 24 hours, 13mm for the last seven days - weather cloudy, showers possible 13c - 24 scratchings - FINAL

Track conditions, form and scratchings for Eagle Farm - Track Good 4 - rail out 3m for the entire circuit - no irrigation for the last 24 hours, no rain for the last 24 hours, 1.5mm for the last seven days - weather mostly sunny 23c - 27 scratchings - FINAL

An initial feeling of deflation has subsided for co-trainer Trent Edmonds following Tyzone’s horror barrier draw in the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

Combined James McDonald and Hugh Bowman won five of the nine races at Rosehill last weekend, including three second placings. It is not often we are lucky enough to have riders of their level riding in Sydney during the winter, more often than not they are either up in Brisbane or on holidays

$450 @ $577.50 [collect $259,875] on Dawn Passage (won TAB Fred Best Classic at Doomben on May 30) | Saffiano (J.J. Atkins) | Vega One (TAB Stradbroke Handicap) {May 26}

TAB betting summaries for Randwick, Flemington, Eagle Farm and Morphettville on Saturday.....Flemington Race 6 $1500 each way @ $9.50/$3 on Chapada [collect $18,750] - $4500 @ $3.40 on Masaff [collect $15,300]

Follow the TAB.com.au fixed odds market movers for the meetings at Eagle Farm, Randwick, Flemington and Morphettville - Stradbroke Handicap Trekking $7 - Kementari $15-$17 $550 @ $17, $500 @ $5 place twice - Victorem $8 unchanged $2,500 @ $8 - Tyzone $15-$14 $1,000 @ $14 - Graff $34-$41-$34-$23 - Dawn Passage $4.50-$4.80-$4.60-$4.80 - Exhilarates $9-$9.50-$8.50-$9

Chris caught up with Nature Strip yesterday to see how he’s doing following his break. #TABEverest

Non-descript handicaps can be great for betting, though, and sometimes it's that hearty off-season fare that really warms the soul. Depends if you win or lose... and we intend on winning

In a normal year it would be a massive day at Eagle Farm but even with the issues of our time, we still have a top Stradbroke as the feature this week.

Trainer Rob Heathcote is hopeful his patience with one of the country’s most exciting two-year-old's will be rewarded with his first hometown Group 1 victory in the J.J. Atkins at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

This year's Brisbane Carnival is unrecognisable from past versions, thanks to COVID-19, but one thing that has not changed is the Stradbroke Handicap being the banner event.