GODTFRED KIRK ran a top race for new stable and winner Next Stop Iowa then placed in Saturday metro BM84 F&M as a $3.00 chance. Not seen synthetic on raceday, but most from the stable go on it. ANGEL IN BLACK won here first-up on the synthetic track at her first try. Shares, who was runner up, then won at next start on the synthetic. Good enough to run 3.1 lengths behind them in the Group3 Blue Sapphire. FLYING MEAN has placed in both runs here at the distance. Beaten in quick time second-up and at third run last preparation didn't have a lot of luck in Sandown BM64. THAT'SMONEY BROTHER was well backed here last start in synthetic track debut. Got held up from 400 to 100m which is not ideal on this surface that is all about momentum and not really tested over the final stages. MAYA'S ACE was beaten in track record time Ballarat synthetic 1000m and kept finding the line suggesting ready for 1200m again. LULU DARLING has three wins on synthetic tracks (2 of them here).