THE Bart and James Cummings-trained Hallowed Crown set the stage for an enthralling Randwick Guineas in two weeks’ time following his strong-willed victory in the Hobartville Stakes at Rosehill Gardens.

With Darley having bought into the Street Sense colt after his Group 1 Golden Rose win, Saturday’s Group 2 over 1,400 metres saw Hallowed Crown held up along the rail as runs to the outside evaporated. Through a narrow gap, Hugh Bowman kept Hallowed Crown to the rail as the colt refused to throw in the towel. A half-neck saw him home as the Lonhro colt Sweynesse, less than two lengths behind Adelaide in the Cox Plate, took second, a head in front of the Teofilo colt Kermadec. Fourth was the Caulfield Guineas winner Shooting To Win with the Group 3 Eskimo Prince winner Scissor Kick fifth.