A plan hatched four months ago is panning out for Demonetization and trainer Nigel Tiley.
The last step is winning the $100,000 Handicap tomorrow.
Demonetization is set to be the big mover in the market for feature mile, having already been backed in from $11 to $9 as the Ellerslie track in Auckland looks set to be perfectly rated as slow for him.
Tiley, an astute trainer, says that is crucial. "He improves so much when you even spit on the track so I think it should be ideal for him," he told the Herald yesterday.
"We set him for this race after he ran second in the Rich Hill Mile on New Year's Day because we thought we might get a track to suit over a distance he liked.