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Briasa is back with brilliant trial win

The "Grey Flash" Briasa gave a timely reminder of his outstanding sprinting ability with a very easy barrier trial win at Warwick Farm on Monday morning.

Briasa, trained by Michael, Wayne and John Hawkes, was kept under a tight rein by jockey Tyler Schiller but still led throughout his 822m heat to win by two lengths in 49.45s including a final 600m sectional of 34.01s.

BRIASA winning the PRECISE AIR PREMIERE STAKES
BRIASA winning the PRECISE AIR PREMIERE STAKES Picture: Martin King / Sportpix
This was Briasa's first public hit-out since his ran unplaced in the Russell Balding Stakes last spring but he looked in very good order as he cruised away with the trial.

Team Hawkes has indicated it will follow the successful path Briasa blazed last autumn with the five-year-old gelding to resume in the Group 1 $1 million The Galaxy (1100m) at Rosehill Gardens on March 21.

Briasa will then attempt to defend his title in the Group 1 $3 million TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) at Royal Randwick on Day One of The Championships at Royal Randwick on April 4.

In latest betting for the TJ Smith, Briasa is at $11 behind Godolphin colt Tentyris at $3.50.

Although Briasa ran unplaced in The Everest and Russell Balding Stakes to closes out his spring campaign, he did win the Group 2 Premiere Stakes and boasts aTimeform rating of 124 which has him ranked among the nation's elite sprinters.

VAUBAN winning the Asahi Super Dry Sky High Stakes at Rosehill in Australia.
VAUBAN winning the Asahi Super Dry Sky High Stakes at Rosehill in Australia. Picture: Bradley Photos
The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Vauban hasn't raced since his sixth in the Melbourne Cup behind Half Yours but he looked very sharp in his barrier trial finishing second to smart filly Long Legs in their 1206m heat.

Bott said Vauban is on target to resume in the Group 3 $350,000 Sky High Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill on March 14 and then go second-up into the Group 1 $1.5 million Tancred Stakes (2400m) at the same track on March 28.

Vauban is currently rated equal second favourite for the Tancred at $6 with stablemate Sir Delius behind English star Dubai Honour at $2.80 with the latter still to travel to Sydney due to the Middle East conflict.

Stardom, a stablemate of Vauban, won her 822m trial in a slick 48.81s as Joe Pride's $10 million earner Mazu was a close third and Team Hawkes' talented mare Gangsta Granny wasn't pressured to finish alongside the minor placegetter.

Team Hawkes' promising three-year-old Gallo Nero also impressed with his stylish trial win over 822m in a fast 48.75s. 


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