Weir admitted that his six competitors were being aimed at different targets throughout the spring and would be in need of the outing at Caulfield.

The trainer conceded that Black Heart Bart would be the best of his group because of his weight-for-age form and the fact that he had drawn so well in gate five.

With that information on board, it would seem that the James Cummings-trained Hartnell could be the one to beat at $3.20.

Hartnell, who is also returning from a break, is a winner of 10 races from 32 starts with four minor placings behind the all-conquering Winx.

MONEY RARELY LIES
While Darren Weir's team in the Lawrence may need racing it appears the same doesn't apply, according to punters, with stablemate Brave Smash in the Regal Roller Stakes.

TAB fixed odds, as usual, gave the best quote about the former Japanese stayer to win the listed event, betting as much as $8 that Brave Smash would win at its debut outing in Australia.

However, punters crunched the $8, with $3.80 now the best they can get.

TRIAL FORM HARD TO QUESTION
Tony McEvoy is a trainer with great experience and his placement of horses can never be questioned.

So the appearance of A Thousand Degrees in the Vain Stakes is well worth following.

Having trialled well at Rosehill late last year and again at Flemington recently, A Thousand Degrees no doubt is one of the query runners of the day.

Early markets saw the three-year-old firm from $15 into $14.

HAYES HAS TIGHT TRIP ON QUEZETTE
The reappearance of two high-class fillies will make Saturday's group 3 Quezette Stakes an enthralling sprint.

With the markets being dominated by the David Hayes pair of Catchy and Tulip, the two fillies look to have plenty of class on their rivals.

But it seems punters have opted for the Blue Diamond Stakes winner, Catchy, with the youngster firming from $3.30 into a $2.50 favourite.

Catchy, a winner of four of her five race starts, finished last in the Golden Slipper, unable to cope with the very heavy track at Rosehill that day.

WALLER HOLDS THE KEY TO RANDWICK
Chris Waller will be centre stage when he reproduces champion race mare Winx for her first start for the spring in the Warwick Stakes. The trainer looks in a pivotal position to be successful in other races apart from the Warwick.

High-class galloper Calculated returns to racing after showing enormous talent at his first two preparations.

A strong trial at Warwick Farm this week showed the three-year-old was in brilliant form to tackle Saturday's group 3 Up And Coming Stakes.

And, with in-form jockey Kerrin McEvoy on board, the horse looks one of the better bets on the program.