Golden Slipper stars Lady Of Camelot, Storm Boy impress in Randwick-Kensington trials

Lady Of Camelot and Storm Boy were brilliant all-the-way winners as Giga Kick and Celestial Legend produced pleasing gallops in an all-star barrier trial session on the Kensington track on Monday morning.

2024 Golden Slipper winner Lady Of Camelot was an impressive trial winner over 2022 The Everest winner Giga Kick on the Kensington track at Randwick on Monday. Picture: Rohan Kelly

Lady Of Camelot and Storm Boy were brilliant all-the-way winners as Giga Kick and Celestial Legend produced pleasing gallops in an all-star barrier trial session on the Kensington track on Monday morning.

Golden Slipper winner Lady Of Camelot held the inside rail in her 850m trial with Giga Kick, the 2022 The Everest winner, settling on her outside with Linebacker in the three-wide line as the trio broke clear early of Doncaster Mile hero Celestial Legend.

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The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Lady Of Camelot, under Zac Lloyd, sprinted for home on the turn and held off Giga Kick to score by one-and-a-quarter lengths in a fast 50.43s. Linebacker was more than five lengths away third with Celestial Legend closing nicely late and Democracy Manifest at the back of the field.

Champion jockey James McDonald rode Giga Kick for the very first time with the chestnut gelding holding his ground in the sprint to the finish.

Giga Kick, trained by Clayton Douglas, will trial again before his scheduled return to racing in the Group 3 $1 million Concorde Stakes (1000m) at Royal Randwick on September 7.

1⃣ Lady Of Camelot
2⃣ Giga Kick
3⃣ Linebacker

The reigning Golden Slipper winner, with @ZacLloydx up, holds the 2022 #TABEverest champ (@mcacajamez) in an 850m Kensington trial on Monday. Celestial Legend and Democracy Manifest followed. @tabcomaupic.twitter.com/8XdKk6Yrmi

— Racing NSW (@racing_nsw) August 18, 2024

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Lady Of Camelot looked sharp in her second trial hitout this campaign and is also set to resume on September 7 but in the Group 1 $750,000 Moir Stakes (1000m) at The Valley.

Celestial Legend is due to trial again before trainer Les Bridge locks in a likely comeback race for the grey although it could be in the Group 2 $1 million The Shorts (1100m) at Randwick on September 21 or the Group 2 $1 million Premiere Stakes (1200m) at the same track two weeks later.

Storm Boy (Adam Hyeronimus) leads all the way to win a Kensington trial on Monday, running 51.00. The @GaiWaterhouse1 & Adrian Bott colt beat Caballus with Cafe Millenium in third. Bubble Rock and Fawkner Park were behind the placings. @tabcomaupic.twitter.com/w9JkhtIORc

— Racing NSW (@racing_nsw) August 18, 2024

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Coolmore’s boom colt Storm Boy, the Magic Millions winner who ran third as favourite to stablemate Lady Of Camelot in the Golden Slipper, was ridden by Adam Hyeronimus as he led throughout to win by one-and-a-quarter lengths from the Bjorn Baker-trained Caballus, with Cafe Millenium running on nicely for third ahead of Bubble Rock and Fawkner Park.

Earlier in the trials session, Belclare, the dual Group 1-winning mare from New Zealand now with the Bjorn Baker stable, impressed winning her heat by one-and-a-quarter lengths from Moravia and Bases Loaded, recording 51.38s for the 850m.

Originally published as Golden Slipper stars Lady Of Camelot, Storm Boy impress in Randwick-Kensington trials