Lee Freedman’s first runner from his new stable has finished the closest of seconds at Ipswich.

The Ipswich Cup meeting will kickstart the latest chapter in the training career of Lee Freedman.

After several near misses in the metropolitan area, Laura Lafferty has guided Intrepidacious to victory at Caulfield.

Fresh from a winning treble at Randwick, John O’Shea will raise the bar for two of his team in the coming weeks.

Jockey-of-the-moment Jamie Kah will have her first race ride for John O’Shea when she partners All Hallows’ Eve at Randwick.