The national jockeys' premiership is entering what boxers call the championship rounds and leader Michael McNab is up for the fight.
McNab can almost touch his first premiership, as with three months of the season to go, his 95 victories give him a 14-win lead over Craig Grylls, with another three back to Lisa Allpress and Tina Comignaghi, both on 78.
McNab hasn't just been accruing wins, but wins that matter, as he and Opie Bosson share the lead for black type victories at 14 each, while McNab went past $3 million in stakes for the season on Saturday, so also tops the money list.
All these numbers make him proud but now the real work begins because there is little glamour to be found in the next three months, just travel, often moderate horses and the potential for the fatigue to grow as glamour wins like last Saturday's Travis Stakes on Two Illicit start to become distant memories.
"Usually at this stage of the season, all you're thinking about is where you're going on holiday and when," said McNab.