Fierce Impact On Road To Villiers Stakes

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Having opted to continue 's campaign into the summer, will use Saturday's meeting as an important stepping stone to his main goal.

Fierce Impact will tackle the 1800 metres of the 2019 Membership Handicap, a test Smith believes will lay a strong platform for the five-year-old's tilt at next month's Group Two at .

“We thought we'd come back here and have a crack at the Villiers after he had one run in Melbourne,” Smith said.

“To run in a good mile race, a Randwick mile anyway, you need to have a couple of good, solid hit-outs under your belt before you take it on, so I think this will be perfect for him.”

A backmarker, Fierce Impact finished a creditable eighth to in the Group One in Melbourne when he made ground from near-last.

He wasn't disgraced at his only subsequent run when third to Don't Give A Damn in a leader-dominated race.

“The race was run at a dawdling pace and we were too far back,” Smith said.

“I was happy with the run, he went to the line good and he was strong late and up to the 1800 will suit him perfectly.”

Fierce Impact will face a good test of his Villiers credentials at Rosehill where his rivals include the in-form Sky Boy and , a winner during the carnival.

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