South Australia has a quartet of runners joining Dalasan in stepping out for Cox Plate Day on Saturday at Moonee Valley.

Murray Bridge trainer Mick Huxtable is hoping a good barrier will assist smart mare Ecumenical in Wednesday’s Group 3 Ladies’ Day Vase (1600m) at Caulfield.

Group 1 winning Victorian galloper Begood Toya Mother headlines nominations for Friday’s $107,250 Murray Bridge Gold Cup (1600m).

South Australian mares Instant Celebrity and Ecumenical will be trying to capitalise on perfect barriers in the $300,000 Group 2 Rose Of Kingston Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday.

Scott Westover will saddle-up his first Melbourne runner when in-form mare Enchantingly chases a third win in succession in the Group 3 How Now Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday.