Trainer Joe Pride credits the Queensland sunshine and the recent run of dry tracks for the sparkling form Lekvarte has shown in the past months and hopes she can take a class rise in her stride and complete a hat-trick at Randwick on Saturday.

Joe Pride says, “a confident horse can do things that they haven’t been able to do in the past,” and the trainer has a confident horse in Lekvarte.

Trainer Joe Pride has a Group 1 target in the back of his mind next preparation for Dashing Legend so he’s very interested to see how the recent recruit fares in her second run for the stable at Randwick on Tuesday.

A victory at Randwick has put King Of The Castle on a path to the Big Dance.

Trainer and jockey quotes after King Of The Castle claims the Big Dance Wildcard at Randwick on Saturday.