Weir, who has for the second season topped 300 wins, went as close as he has so far when Humidor finished second to Jameka in The BMW at Rosehill Gardens at the weekend.

He throws the dice again with three big chances at Royal Randwick.

Newmarket runner-up Voodoo Lad lines up in the $2.5m TJ Smith Stakes, 1200m.

Then Blamey Stakes winner Palentino and Tosen Stardom are in one of the toughest assignments on the Australian turf calendar, the $3m Doncaster Mile.

Tosen Stardom is chasing his first Australian win.

The Japanese import has returned from an injury-interrupted spring with two seconds to stablemates – Black Heart Bart in the group 1 Futurity Stakes and Palentino in the Blamey.

Weir has had just the one win in Sydney, with Big Duke getting the money in the group 3 Manion Stakes on protest at Rosehill earlier this month.