Some of Australia’s best horses made their return at the Randwick trials on Thursday.
Via Sistina, Autumn Glow, Aeliana were among those to have a spin around in Sydney including Sir Delius.
And in his first public showing since being ruled out of the Spring Carnival on vet advice, Sir Delius worked home nicely enough in Trial 1.
Craig Williams gave the Group 1 winner plenty of encouragement from the 200-metre mark and pushed him strongly through the line.
It was a significant milestone in his bid to return to the races.
Autumn stars at the trials – Heat 3
1 Pallaton
2 Insurrection
3 Napoleonic
4 Marhoona
5 Hoo Ya Mal
6 Lindermann
7 Via Sistina
8 AelianaPallaton having his 2nd trial this prep. Via kept on trucking nicely after the line.@MFreedmanRacing pic.twitter.com/Q4u4cbS428
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