Exciting four-year-old Mr Miller added further momentum to his hopes of claiming a place in the G1 Epsom Handicap with a commanding performance to give weight and a beating to his Rosehill rivals.

Under 58.5kg, the Chris Waller-trained son of Almanzor romped to victory over 1500 metres and has now won three of his five starts and is unbeaten this preparation after an easy resuming victory at Warwick Farm.

“He’s a very push-button type of horse and puts himself into the right spots in his races. He has the turn of foot to put them away quickly,” Waller’s stable representative Darren Beadman said.

“I think his rating might be too low to get into an Epsom at the moment, but he could get there through one of those qualifying races.

“Chris has given him plenty of time, and everything this horse has done so far has been very impressive.

“He is certainly a horse that is getting everyone to take notice of him.”

In his latest success, Mr Miller lobbed along in the trail and was into the clear 400 metres from home before bolting clear to be lonesome at the post.

“He’s a real natural, this bloke. He’s very fast out of the machines, and then as soon as you put him in a spot, he switches off,” Berry said.

“I loved how he picked up around the bend, and he feels like has so many gears.

“He hit the front a long way out and wanted to have a look around, but I still made him find the line, because he will be up against bigger races and stronger opposition soon.”

Bred by Graham and Helen-Gaye Bax of Blandford Lodge, Mr Miller is out of the winning Pins mare Miss Miller and failed to meet his $80,000 reserve when offered at the 2024 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale.

He was subsequently purchased privately by high profile owner Ozzie Kheir and partners after trialling impressively at Taupo from Pam Gerard’s stable.

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Genuine filly Perfect Chaos kicked off her classic season in outstanding fashion when she overpowered her rivals in the Listed Wanganui Guineas.

She credited our shuttle stallion Hello Youmzain, whose daughter Platinum Diamond won the age group feature 12 months ago, with his 15th individual stakes winner and seventh in the Southern Hemisphere.

Trained by Stephen Marsh, the G1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas-nominated Perfect Chaos placed in all four of her juvenile appearances and broke her duck in style.

She was ridden aggressively by George Rooke to sit outside the leader before taking control early in the run home and held a strong gallop to win with authority.

“It was a top ride and we wanted to be positive,” stable representative Dylan Johnson said.

“She has continued to mature and she’s a lovely horse to do anything with, she’s got that black type win now and we can plot our way to Christchurch.”

Bred by The Oaks Stud, Perfect Chaos was a $50,000 Karaka graduate and it out of the G3 John Grigg Stakes winner Kali with the daughter of Darci Brahma due to foal again to Hello Youmzain.

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State Secret looks a filly who can make her mark in good company off the back of an impressive debut performance at Hawera.

The daughter of our resident sire Sword Of State trekked south from her Byerley Park base to overcome an unsuitably heavy track and a wide run to post a convincing victory for trainer Steven Cole.

“At the Avondale trials she won well, and this trip will make her, she’s a really nice filly,” he said.

Jockey George Rooke rode her in that 1000 metre heat and was keen to continue his association on race day.

“I liked her and she’s very honest and willing, she will also improve a lot,” he said.

State Secret settled well back before she improved five wide 600 metres from home to hit the front early in the straight and held a strong gallop at the end of 1200 metres to deliver at the first time of asking.

She was bred by Wilko Bloodstock and purchased by Cole at New Zealand Bloodstock’s Online Yearling Sale for $10,000 on behalf of his father David.

The filly is a half-sister to G1 Queensland Derby placegetter Chase Your Dreams with their dam the O’Reilly mare Dare To Dream who also has a two-year-old sister to State Secret.

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Trainers Chris and Corey Munce will raise their sights with in-form mare Diamond Show following her latest success.

The Eagle Farm-based father and son duo have designs on a crack at a feature 2000 metres contest for our homebred daughter of Almanzor.

“She’s been a great addition to the stable and she’s a chance going forward in the Toowoomba Cup, she just keeps improving,” Corey Munce said.

Diamond Show was a three-time winner from Brad Widdup’s before relocating to Queensland and has now been successful over 2040 metres at Doomben in her last two appearances.

She settled last under apprentice Courtney Bellamy, who took advantage of a rails run at the top of the straight and the five-year-old rounded off strongly in the run home.

“It was run at a good tempo, and Courtney showed a lot of maturity to cut the corner,” Munce said.

From the Eight Carat family, Diamond Show was purchased by John Cordina’s Summertime Holdings for A$340,000 from our Inglis Easter Yearling Sale draft.

She is out of the G1 Queensland Oaks runner-up Zenella, and all six of her foals to race have been successful.

The Zabeel mare produced a colt by Chaldean last season and is due to foal to Sword Of State.

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Foire De Trone made her first trip away a memorable one when she accounted for a competitive staying line-up at Randwick with a return for the G2 The Metropolitan later in the spring a longer-term goal.

Trained by Ciaron Maher, the progressive daughter of Almanzor had posted her four previous wins in Victoria and travelled further afield to grand effect with a gritty performance to score over 2400 metres.

Our homebred settled midfield before jockey Ethan Brown urged her forward across the top and she finished tenaciously to continue her hot run of form this preparation, three wins from her last four appearances.

“We have been spacing her runs, but it is a long way to the Metrop,” Maher’s assistant trainer Johann Gerard-Dubord said.

“We will see how she comes through this race. Her coat is still wintry, so there is improvement to come.”

Foire De Trone was purchased out of our draft at the 2023 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale by Maher for A$120,000.

She is a daughter of the English-bred Zamindar mare City Fair, bought on our behalf for 130,000gns by agent John Foote at a Tattersalls December Mares’ Sale.

The late City Fair was a half-sister to dual Group 3 winner Kings Fete, and the family has also previously made its mark in Australia with G2 Karrakatta Plate winner Ima Single Man.

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An outstanding daughter of our new stallion Chaldean proved to be a hot ticket item at the Arqana Yearling Sale at Deauville in France.

The filly by the multiple Group 1-winning son of Frankel turned plenty of heads before she was secured out of Haras de Saint Pair’s draft by Anglia Bloodstock’s Amanda Skiffington for $1.28 million.

She is out of the stakes-winning Oasis Dream mare Pearly Steph and the family of G1 Matron Stakes heroine Pearls Galore.

Chaldean’s second top lot was a colt from Haras du Cadran’s consignment who was knocked down to Sackville Donald for $275,600.

He is from the Lope De Vega mare Countess De Vega whose third dam is the seven-time Group 1 winner Serena’s Song, who also produced elite level winner Sophisticat.

Chaldean’s five youngsters sold for $1.9 million at an average of $397,600 and continued the hot selling start he’s made to his Northern Hemisphere career after his first foals averaged NZ$260,000 and sold up to NZ$580,000 at the Tattersalls Foal Sale in England.

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