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Multiple Group One winner Danzdanzdance has arrived in Sydney for a tilt at Saturday’s $700,000 Ranvet Stakes at Rosehill.

Although Sydney’s wet weather has many connections on edge the same cannot be said for her trainers Chris Gibbs and Michelle Bradley.

The Mastercraftsman mare put her rivals to the sword in the G1 Captain Cook Stakes (1600m) and G1 Zabeel Classic (2000m) on soft and heavy going respectively.

Danzdanzdance travelled to Sydney off a narrow loss to New Zealand’s star mare Melody Belle in an epic showdown in the G1 New Zealand Stakes (2000m) at Ellerslie, again on a heavy surface.

“Michelle is really pleased with the way she has travelled and said she ate about two thirds of her feed despite arriving quite late and she has drunk plenty of water which is the main thing,” Gibbs said.

“They are staying with Jim and Greg Lee in Randwick, the same place she stayed last year.

“She settled in well last time so hopefully she will bounce out of it and put on that little bit of weight that she shed on the trip, which is usually the normal thing.”

Gibbs said Danzdanzdance is a different horse to the fragile filly that finished fifth in the Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) and sixth in the Australian Oaks (2400m) on her first Sydney visit 12 months ago.

“She is just more mature and doing really well between her runs this time,” Gibbs said.

“We set our plan regarding Sydney some time ago. Last year we threw a nomination in for Australia as an option.”

Gibbs said he felt Danzdanzdance didn’t show her best in Sydney as a three-year-old after a lengthy New Zealand campaign where she went from a maiden to running third in the G1 New Zealand Derby (2400m).

The Ruakaka trainer is pleased with the way the mare has come through the New Zealand Stakes.

“The way she came through it I’m very happy we did run her because I think the track is going to be a bit testing on Saturday,” Gibbs said.

“I certainly want it to rain, that’s going to help us.

“You never want it bottomless but she will go into it fit and if I had a choice between one extreme or the other I’d take heavy over firm.

“Our target is the Ranvet and then we will worry about everything else after that.

“We are in good order and the nice thing is she has been there before so that gives us a bit of confidence about going back.”