Chayan's return to racing in the Furious Stakes

Randwick is offering a considerable $2.6 million in prizemoney this Saturday, yet this figure falls short of the extraordinary sum Coolmore paid for Chayan at the Inglis Chairman's Sale in May.

Despite a faltering performance in her most significant challenge, the Group 1 Golden Slipper seven weeks prior, the global breeding giant's conviction remained unshaken. They were prepared to spend such a substantial amount on the now three-year-old filly, who is set to resume her racing career in the Group 2 Furious Stakes over 1200 metres.

Training duo Annabel and Rob Archibald, who are also new parents, opted to give the daughter of I Am Invincible a familiar race-day outing at Rosehill yesterday. Zac Lloyd handled the riding duties, while James McDonald was competing in Melbourne.

"She was really good and we just wanted to bring her out and get rid of that nervous energy," Annabel said.

"She didn't need to do a whole lot because physically she is fairly forward anyway, but it is good to get that nervous energy away."

Archibald conceded that the soft track conditions played a role in Chayan's eighth-place finish in the 1200m juvenile feature on March 21. He also suggested that her peak performance might have already been achieved in her victory in the Group 2 Reisling Stakes over the same distance a fortnight earlier.

"She was on her toes going out for the gallop but Zac said that once she cantered off, she dropped her head and felt really good," Archibald commented, as Chayan completed the final 600 metres of her work in 38.63 seconds.

"It took a while for him to pull her up but hopefully that is just blowing the cobwebs away and she'll kick off in the Furious."

The stable is pleased to have James McDonald back aboard Chayan, following his successful ride on the Tony Gollan-trained Pembrey in the Group 2 Silver Shadow Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill.

"Chayan must have given him a good feel in the two (recent) trials and she's trialled up really well, looks good, is fit but we don't know her exact path yet."

The Archibalds have outlined a plan for Chayan to win again over 1200 metres before stepping up to 1400m, with the ultimate goal being a tilt at the Group 1 Flight Stakes (1600m) on October 3. Explore the best Australian betting sites for all your racing needs.