Trainer Mark Kavanagh says Melbourne Cup winner Shocking is a more mature and switched on horse following his impressive win in the Makybe Diva Stakes.

Patinack Farm trainer John Thompson said No Evidence Needed was worth a crack at the Group One Myer Stakes when she took out the Let's Elope Stakes.

Captain Sonador kept trainer Roger Milne's Cox Plate dream alive with a brilliant comeback victory at Eagle Farm.

Underrated gelding Soul is on track for stardom after upstaging a crack field of three-year-olds in the Group Two Danehill Stakes at Flemington.