When looking for the Golden Eagle winner, count on class to shine brightest

October 30, 2026 — 5:22am

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Class doesn’t lie. It just waits for the right moment to remind you it’s there – and that’s precisely why Sheza Alibi will win the $10 million Golden Eagle at Royal Randwick this Saturday.

Forget her recent shock defeat in the Might And Power Stakes at Caulfield. Yes, the punters who backed her were left shell-shocked when Land Legend pulled off a front-running heist. But if you look deeper, that brutally run 2000-metre race could be the ultimate conditioning stint for a grand final.

Co-trainer Peter Moody didn’t blink after the loss, and why should he? The form out of that Caulfield race has already been franked in spectacular fashion, with runners bouncing off it to dominate spring features. Sheza Alibi now drops back to the 1500m trip, a distance that sits beautifully in her wheelhouse.

Let’s look at the facts. She is an absolute titan over the Randwick layout, having already captured the group 1 Randwick Guineas and Doncaster Handicap double earlier this year. She has that lethal, explosive sprint that breaks the hearts of elite fields.

While the critics argue that a gut-busting 2000m run followed by a three-week freshen-up is playing with fire, Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman know their mare better than anyone.

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