Newgate Farm’s leading first season sire Russian Revolution added an eighth winner to his tally at Muswellbrook when the Michael Freedman trained Insurrection captured the $35,000 Star Kingdom Handicap (1000m). Third on debut at Gosford last month and then a troubled seventh in the Group III ATC Kindergarten Stakes at Randwick on a bottomless track, Insurrection appreciated a drop in grade and firmer track to score a length win over race favourite Economics, an Anabel Neasham

Eye-catching trial performer Malkovich will get the chance to lay down his Queensland winter carnival credentials at Saturday's Hawkesbury stand-alone meeting. The Bjorn Baker-trained entire was the most dominant performer on a busy morning of heats at Randwick barrier trials last week after last featuring on the Group 1 The Galaxy on Golden Slipper day. Malvovich, a winner of every trial he has ever featured in, was at his usual frontrunning best with jockey Rachel King aboa