Almost two decades after riding Creil to victory in the Gr.1 Avondale Cup (2200m) as an apprentice jockey, multi-talented horseman Chad Ormsby climbed the same mountain in a different way when Pulchritudinous won the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) at Trentham on Saturday.

Track Good 4 and rail true.

Feature racing heads to Kembla Grange this Friday with the running of the Group 3 Kembla Grange Classic. The $250k mile event for the fillies will see a full field line up, with last start Group One Surround Stakes placegetter Tutta La Vita currently heading the betting.

Tony Pike believes the big, roomy Trentham track will suit his promising three-year-old Witz End right down to the ground in Saturday’s Gr.2 Life Direct Wellington Guineas (1400m).

Arctic Glamour must stand up and be counted in the Kembla Grange Classic if she is to continue through the carnival.

Greg Hickman has had Friday’s $250,000 Group 3-Kembla Grange Classic (1600m) circled on the calendar and hopes to use the fillies feature as the perfect stepping stone to Group 1 glory this autumn with his promising filly Private Legacy.

This weekend is set to be one of the biggest in Chad Ormsby’s career, and the Cambridge trainer kicked it off in style with Pulchritudinous winning Friday’s Gr.2 Little Avondale Lowland Stakes (2000m) at Taupo.

Champion mare Seachange was a flagship performer for The Oaks Stud and her legacy continues to be felt on both sides of the Tasman.