Classy Victorian galloper Age Of Chivalry will shoulder the top weight in Friday’s $107,250 Murray Bridge Gold Cup (1600m).

Conditions were not ideal for Ayrton when put through his paces ahead of a first-up run at Caulfield.

A jump-out at Cranbourne will help determine when Illation may get back to the races.

Buffalo River will appreciate the class drop when he contests the Cranbourne Cup.

Trainer and jockey quotes following the Group 3 Chatham Stakes won by Age Of Chivalry at Flemington on Saturday.