Gai Waterhouse will be a distant observer when she bids for her third win in next week’s $150,000 Grafton Cup.

A quick back up is on the cards for the Chris Waller-trained stayer Danchai in Saturday’s $205,000 Tattersall’s Cup at the Gold Coast.

Proven stakes winners and a great line up of well bred fillies and mares will go under the hammer at the Magic Millions Spring Racehorse Sale on October 1.

Trainer Peter Moody is happy to start his spring staying prospect Wish Come True from the outside gate in Thursday’s $150,000 Newcastle Gold Cup.

Multilateral is favourite for the Group 3 Newcastle Gold Cup on Thursday with final fields and barriers for the two day carnival decided on Monday.