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Forum Concorde Stakes Group 3 $160,000 at Randwick, 1000m.

Top class sprinter Redzel made an impressive return to racing with a bold front-running performance in winning here, enhancing his prospects for a third The Everest (1200m) victory on October 19. After a good beginning, he settled well in front, lifted the pace significantly from the 600m and then fought back to score by a long head in the very smart time of 56.28.

Pierata settled in last place in the six-horse field, went deep rounding the home turn and then came with a strong late bid to fail narrowly in a very good first-up effort.

Graff  raced in fifth place, got along the rails at the home turn, went to third at the 200m and then fought really well to hold that position in a most promising first-up performance.

The favouriteNature Strip was third early on but raced very keenly when the early tempo slackened. James McDonald had little alternative but to make an early move and after moving up approaching the home turn, he battled on quite well for (2.7 lengths) fourth.

Sunlight was third to the home turn but raced below her best in battling on for (3.7 lengths) fifth, later showing some signs of soreness. The previously unbeaten Queenslander Zoustyle raced outside the leader and eventual winner before tiring for (4.7 lengths) last after advancing significantly in class here.