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Friday night’s win doubled as her and training partner Paul ‘Tank’ Ellis’ first Group I training triumphant. It was their last race with Watch Me Now given she’s been sold to the United States. Prior to the race, Barclay felt with a bit of luck they could lock in the top-three finish. “Everything just worked out perfectly. We drew badly, and I thought during the week our only chance was if we went forward out of the gate and drove her positively early. “I still can t believe everything worked out to plan. How I wanted to drive her is exactly what happened, that doesn t happen very often,” Barclay said.