Sydney-trainer Bjorn Baker is bullish about the chances of Malkovich in Saturday's Group 1 Oakleigh Plate. The speedy sprinter has drawn barrier four with Craig Newitt set to ride at 52kg. “He’s drawn ideally in gate four, Craig Newitt on with 52kgs, no doubt it’s a really tough race and we don’t want to get ahead of ourselves, but I think he’s a definitely in there with an each-way chance for sure,” Baker said. “He’ll be in the first four or five from that gate I'm sure, he’

Trainer Mark Newnham’s experience with bonny mare Greysful Glamour has given him reason to believe Harmony Rose can return to her best after a disappointing spring. The four-year-old will launch her preparation in the Guy Walter Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday, 12 months after capping her rise through the grades with Group 1 placings in the Randwick Guineas and Vinery Stud Stakes. Expectations were high she could go on with the job in the spring, but with the exception