Craig Williams gets the ride on Youngstar in the Melbourne Cup

Weir has group 1 double in Brave Smash's sights

Darren Weir is eyeing another group 1 sprint with Brave Smash after his powerful Manikato Stakes win on Friday night.

The trainer Japanese sprinter was on the track in The Everest goal of the Spirit of Valor.

"I do not think many horses would have liked that track in Sydney. It does not get much heavier than that, "Weir said. "He had shown us before the race he was flying and that's what he did.

"We will keep going down that sprinting path and that race on the final day at Flemington will be good for him.

"He goes well down the straight."

Meanwhile, Tony McEvoy has a lot of interest in Sunlight and will be back to work in the Coolmore Stud Stakes next Saturday.

"She missed the start and was the end of the race for her," McEvoy said. "She's getting up right now, and she's going to be really good."

Sadler in the winner's stall after a week with Shoko

John Sadler has just been training Shoko for a little over a week, but that was all he needed to make a successful start to life under the Caulfield Trainer.

Shoko's train trainer Peter Morgan, who shares in the ownership of the horse, watched earlier this month and watched over by Linda Meech in the group 3 Powerflo Stakes Solutions at Moonee Valley on Saturday.

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'' It's been a bit of a shit what's happened to me, but this is still a thrill, '' Morgan said. '' I looked at all the trainers and I still wanted to be involved. I did not want to split the team up, so I picked John and he was happy to help me out. "

Morgan's property for which he prepared for the treatment of prostate cancer.

"This mare is a star and thanks to Johnny [Sadler] and Pete [Morgan], "Meech said." She's done me so proud. I've loved this mare ever since she was a yearling and I can not tell you how much fun she is to ride. She has plenty of attitude but she's got plenty of guts. "

Crockett a Beauty for McEvoy

Tony McEvoy's filly remains unbeatable at the Crockett Stakes at Moonee Valley. Beauty had earlier notched low-grade wins at Gawler and Bendigo before emerging from a busy Cox Plate day.

"I'm not sure Melbourne is quite ready for this, and it's really exciting," said McEvoy of Beauty's ownership group.

"I've got a couple of brothers and my nephew [in the ownership]. A couple of the lads here, the last time they went to the picnics at Kyancutta and one of them cam home married!

"[Beauty] a good message on Tuesday [at Breakfast With The Best], did not she? It really got me very hot about her, and she's backed it up well again today. I'm really happy with her, she's got a lot of upside. "

Beauty and jockey Luke Currie had a half-length to spare from Rainbow Girl and Illuminaire.