The Nun looked a professional filly on debut at Ascot last Wednesday when all the pieces fell into place during a one-length victory in the Reliable Asset Maintenance Maiden (1000m).

Final Call had every right to fold after working overtime in the Glenroy Chaff Maiden (1800m) at Ascot on Wednesday but the beaten division didn’t count on his will to win for jockey Joey Azzopard.

Consistent sprinter Without Reg wins a race every prep and there’s every chance it could be a black-type breakthrough this campaign.

Alwyn Park resident Maschino refuses to have a breather on the back of a full book this season and more black-type on the horizon with Joker’s Grin, Machine Gun Gracie and unbeaten 3yo Smooth Chino.

Amelia Park mare Toropa (Toronado) opened her black-type account in the LR Jungle Dawn Classic (1400m) last Saturday and her close relation Bucket’s Ridge (Pride Of Dubai) doubled up in the LR Towton Cup (2200m) at Ascot yesterday.

Peters Investments notched its fifth victory in the Group 1 Northerly Stakes (1800m) since 2015 when Cosmic Crusader fought off the late charge of Watch Me Rock in Perth’s weight-for-age championship on Saturday.

Refemme No Angel is bred to be good and he lived up to the family pedigree when getting out to 1400m for the first time in the Bisley Workwear Hcp at Belmont on Wednesday.

Graham White realised the dream of every breeder when Watch Me Rock won the Group 1 Railway Stakes (1600m) and he can deliver a running double at the elite level in the Group 1 Northerly Stakes (1800m) this Saturday.

Consistent Playing God mare God’s Grin had been placed in all three starts this season at Bunbury (2) and Northam before breaking through as an odds-on favourite in the Active Plumbing Maiden (1400m) at Geraldton on Wednesday.

Amelia Park graduate Toropa employed front-running tactics for only the second time in a 16-start career on Saturday and it paid off with a perfectly-rated victory in the LR Jungle Dawn Classic (1400m) at Ascot.

Unbeaten filly Hot And High showed she can go all the way for Cape Falls Thoroughbreds owner-breeder Brett Fogarty after accelerating to a four-length victory in the LR Sir Ernest Lee-Steere Classic (1400m) at Ascot on Saturday.

The Michael Lane-trained mare Santanova scored one of the more stunning victories at Ascot this season when overwhelming a wall of horses in the opening event on Winterbottom Stakes Day.

Yarradale Stud-bred graduate Gift Of The Heart increased his career earnings to $276,000 with a heartfelt victory in the TABtouch Hcp (1230m) in Albany on Thursday.

Australia’s premier bloodstock daily ANZ News has headlined Geisel Park stallion Manhattan Rain with a front-page profile following another feature race double in Melbourne.  Geisel Park owner Eddie Rigg was interviewed by ANZ News lead journalist Trevor Marshallsea for this in-depth national coverage on Monday.

Yarradale Stud sire Gingerbread Man has taken an early lead for the WA 2YO Sires’ premiership with earnings over $181,000 after his unbeaten colt Beatty put several youngsters to the sword in the Crystal Slipper Stakes (1100m) on Saturday.

Willie Pike is riding in career-best form and that was underlined when King Of Light and Watch Me Rock dominated Day 2 of The Pinnacles under ‘The Wiz’ at Ascot on Saturday.

Peters Investments has dominated the Group 1 Railway Stakes with multiple winners since the turn of the century but Bob and Sandra Peters had to be content with their 8yo bred geldings Western Empire (Iffraaj) and Sentimental Hero (Al Maher) running minor placings behind Watch Me Rock on Saturday.

Former Geisel Park stallion Vert de Grece (Ire) kicked off a coast-to-coast treble for the Myalup stud on Saturday when Major Mario claimed a city race with aplomb in the Drummond Golf Hcp (2100m) at Ascot.