The weather is giving French import Articus a knockout chance in Saturday’s $250,000 Villiers Stakes at Randwick.

The Godolphin stable locked down one Villiers Stakes berth when the import Interlocuter won last Sunday’s Goulburn Cup and will give two more of the team their chance to join him when they clash at Rosehill on Saturday.

Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have given bold front runner Fabrizio a second chance to win today’s $150,000 Goulburn Cup after his failure as favourite last year.

Trainer Kris Lees believes Saturday’s $1 million Railway Stakes in Perth offers Prized Icon a great opportunity to add a third Group One win to his record.

Last Saturday’s impressive Rosehill juvenile winner Gem Song will not be heading to Queensland for the Brisbane carnival.