Hawke's Bay-bred Sacred Elixir has come through his impressive victory in last Saturday's Group 3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude in fine style and is now right on target for the $1million Caulfield Guineas (1600m) tomorrow week.
The Pour Moi gelding, bred by well-known Hawke's Bay racing identity Graham de Gruchy, was recording his fourth win from just seven starts.
Sacred Elixir's Cambridge trainer, Tony Pike, said he was pleasantly surprised by the gelding's fresh up win over 1400m, in what was his first race since taking out the Group 1 JJ Atkins Stakes (1600m) in Brisbane on June 11.
"I thought they just might have been a bit sharp for him around a tight Caulfield circuit first up, so to get the win was probably a little bit of a surprise," trainer Tony Pike said.
"He's pulled up super. He went for a very light trot and canter on Monday morning at Flemington so it's all systems go for the Guineas.
"We didn't have to ride him quite as far back last Saturday because he drew a good gate for the first time in a long while.