CHRIS Waller surprised many last week when he announced that Winx would start in next Saturday’s Turnbull Stakes (October 7th). It will be the first time Winx has raced at Flemington and her final lead-up for the Cox Plate on October 28th.

“The sole reason for running here is simply based on the timing of the current programme, which will provide her with three weeks between runs from the George Main to the Turnbull and another three weeks into the Cox Plate for her fifth run of the campaign,” said Waller who said that the Cox Plate would be the ‘grand final’ of Winx’s current campaign before giving an insight into next autumn.