A decision to restrict lightly raced four-year-old World Alliance to genuine sprint trips is paying off for trainer Matthew Smith and connections as he chases a hat-trick at Randwick on Saturday.

Tyler Schiller hopes to round out another successful year with a Saturday metropolitan success.

Mark Minervini has three runners at Rosehill and he can make a case for them all.

Don Deigo De Vega registers his first victory in Australia in confidence building performance.

Jockey Jason Collett suspects import Don Diego De Vega will launch off his promising local debut in Saturday’s James Squire Handicap (1800m) at Randwick but says the key to his chances will be how testing the going is.