Godolphin has made an early call on which horse will line up in its Everest slot.

Find out what the jockeys made of their mounts after the Group 2 $500,000 Hyland Race Colours Challenge Stakes (1000m) at Royal Randwick.

Star juvenile Storm Boy has been put through his paces by new jockey James McDonald.

The world’s most innovative and exciting racing event – the Sydney Everest Carnival – launches at Royal Randwick this Saturday on a huge day of feature racing and entertainment as the build-up to the $20 million TAB Everest continues.

It’s not grand final day yet for star Godolphin sprinter In Secret – that’s trainer James Cummings’ small warning as the mare carries favouritism into the Group 2 $1m Toyota Forklifts Shorts (1100m) at Randwick on Saturday.