Godolphin’s star colt Broadsiding is a short-priced favourite to land his fourth major at Randwick.
James Cummings says Broadsiding is "humming" as the brilliant colt seeks to extend his generational dominance in the Group One Randwick Guineas.
Already a three-time winner at the highest level, Broadsiding proved he had returned in top order with a scintillating win in the Hobartville Stakes (1400m).
Cummings reported the three-year-old had bounced out of that performance and continued to enjoy a faultless build-up to Saturday.
"He is humming going home from trackwork, so that is some insight into how the horse is feeling in the days leading up to it," Cummings said.
"He pulled up great. He handled that first-up run very well. Our assessment is he actually handled that better than he handled the win in the Golden Rose first-up last preparation and I've been very pleased with him heading into the Guineas.
"With the confidence of that win under his belt first-up against the three-year-olds and remaining against the three-year-olds again here, he looks beautifully placed."
Broadsiding is undefeated in his past six starts in the clockwise direction, although he is yet to win second-up.
There is a possibility of rain in Sydney but that will only enhance his chances as he boasts a perfect record on wet tracks.
"He's got as good a wet track record as anything in that Randwick Guineas," Cummings said.
Broadsiding showed surprising early pace to stalk the speed in the Hobartville Stakes and from barrier four in Saturday's nine-strong field, Cummings sees no reason he can't assume an equally positive position.
"It wouldn't shock me if he was able to begin from the machines as fresh a horse as what we saw first-up in the Hobartville at Rosehill," he said.
"He demonstrated he was capable of taking up an enviable position in the run and still letting rip at the top of the straight."
Broadsiding remains a popular favourite for the Randwick Guineas (1600m) at $1.60, ahead of Hobartville Stakes runner-up Swiftfalcon ($4) and Aeliana ($6.50), who will be striving to become the first filly to topple the colts and geldings since Mosheen in 2012.
