Andrew Scott is looking forward to escaping the Kiwi weather as he heads across to Queensland on Friday, a day out from Geriatrix’s Australian debut at Eagle Farm.

There were only four mares offered in foal to champion sire Snitzel at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale and the most expensive of them was brilliant $1.2million earning Group II winner Rubisaki, who was secured by B2B Thoroughbreds on Thursday for $1.4million.