THE former Aidan O’Brien-trained Homesman, winner of the 2017 Gallinule Stakes, raced into Cox Plate calculations with a strong win in the Group 2 Feehan Stakes at Moonee Valley on Saturday. At weight-for-age over 1,600 metres, the race carries a ballot-free entry into the A$5 million Cox Plate on October 26th.

Trained by Liam Howley, private trainer for Lloyd and Nick Williams, the War Front six-year-old was a two-length winner defeating the Magnus gelding Mahamedeis and the British-bred Best Of Days by Azamour.