Sunshine In Paris has stepped up her preparations for the T J Smith Stakes with a strong exhibition gallop at Randwick’s Kensington track.
The Group 1 Champions Sprint winner worked over 1000m on Wednesday, clocking 1:02.31 with race jockey Chad Schofield aboard, narrowly edging stablemate Lilac by a nose. The final 600m was completed in 35.86 seconds, a performance co-trainer Rob Archibald described as “perfect.”
“It was either a gallop at the races or a trial, and we opted to give them the day out,” Archibald said. “She relaxed well, and when given a little squeeze, she was excellent through the line. She pulled up with hardly a blow.”
Sunshine In Paris is on the third line of T J Smith Stakes (1200m) odds at $6, behind Newmarket Handicap winner Joliestar ($3.50 fav) and Private Harry, who continued his unbeaten streak in The Galaxy (1100m) on Saturday.
The $3 million T J Smith Stakes is part of the prestigious Doncaster Mile program at Randwick on April 5.
Also in action at the midweek meeting, stayer Soulcombe had a solo gallop over 1000m in 1:05.73, with his final 600m in 38.05 seconds. The Chris Waller-trained gelding, returning from a leg injury, has not raced since finishing second in the 2023 Melbourne Cup.