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One colt charges up Blue Diamond market as stablemate hits crossroads.

Anthony and Sam Freedman's Blue Diamond Stakes prospects underwent a shuffle up following Wednesday's first Preview with one colt thrusting himself firmly into contention and another appearing at the crossroads.

Daumier rocketed up betting charts with an impressive win in the $200,000 Listed colts and geldings' division, while Philosopher was a notable drifter after weakening into third position.

Splitting the pair was Peter Moody's Frankel colt Rampant Lion ($3.70), who finished half-a-length astern $5.50 Daumier and one length in front of Philosopher, who jumped the $1.90 favourite.

Daumier, a son of Epaulette and the Steet Cry mare Illustrate, who is named after the French painter Honore Daumier, charged onto the $8 second line in TAB's Blue Diamond market.

After jumping well, Daumier settled outside Philosopher, who showed his customary early pace to lead, but it was apparent before the halfway point of the straight the Godolphin colt had his stablemate's measure before then being forced to stave off a challenge from Rampant Lion.

"He began a little bit better than we thought and we didn't have much of a plan going into it, but he put up a really good performance," Sam Freedman said.

"He was challenged from all sides and showed really good fight in the last 100 (metres) and showed the 1100 and 1200 will be right in his wheelhouse."

Daumier covered the 1000m in 57.75 seconds, which included a 33.77secs final 600m, 22.46secs last 400m and 11.57secs final furlong.

Damian Lane took the winning ride and said Daumier had taken notable improvement from his initial preparation, which didn't feature a trip to the races, to now.

"He was really field shy in his first preparation and he's improved a lot in his second and improved again into today," Lane said.

"He took it all in his stride behind the barriers, remained really calm and is one of those horses that is doing everything right at the right time and should progress again."

Philosopher drifted from $11 to $26 in Diamond betting, but Freedman is not giving up hope on him as a chance in the Group 1 decider on February 26.

"He's only been beaten a length so he's not far off and you would think this is a very good form reference going forward," he said. "The first three across the line look like quality colts."