A sparkling piece of work by Trekking ahead of Saturday’s G1 Stradbroke Handicap has the colt in ideal order for an Eagle Farm feature in which he is one of four realistic Godolphin chances.

Trainer James Cummings will saddle the quartet that is completed by Encryption, Home Of The Brave, and Viridine and says he will have trouble placing any one of his runners one ahead of the others.

Trekking comes to the penultimate G1 race of the Australian season off a close third in the Kingsford-Smith Cup over 1,300m at the same track two weeks ago and a strong gallop at Eagle Farm on Tuesday.

“I thought he let down beautifully in his gallop and we got just what we wanted out of it,” Cummings said.

“He was only just building his confidence on the going here at his last start, so I thought it was really important for Trekking this morning to work again on that different grass they have at Eagle Farm so he could get a feel for it.”

For Encryption (Craig Williams), the Stradbroke will be his final start before beginning a stud career for which his pedigree is a glowing recommendation – but a G1 victory would add greatly to his stallion credentials.

“He’s in good shape, he’s fit, he’s got that run in the Kingsford-Smith Cup under his belt and I think he’ll be a lot better horse this week,” Cummings said.

The trainer also believes the handicap conditions will suit Encryption, a son of Lonhro from the exceptional race mare Guelph.

“The biggest run of his life was under handicap conditions in the Oakleigh Plate earlier this autumn, so he looks well suited,” he said.