James McDonald has more than one champion to ride at present and after steering Autumn Glow to victory in the Group I ATC Verry Elleegant Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday he flew to Hong Kong and on Sunday won the Group I Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) aboard the mighty Romantic Warrior (IRE).

Chris Waller has trained the two best fillies bred on the Zoustar x Fastnet Rock cross in Joliestar and Zougtotcha, who between them have won six G1 races and over $9million in prizemoney, so it was no wonder when he and Guy Mulcaster secured the Zoustar filly from Nudge at Inglis Premier on Sunday for $850,000.