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Over the past month we have been running a competition in conjunction with racenet.com.au to allow one lucky winner to join the syndicate that will race Dream and Excel.

The winner had to correctly guess the sire of Dream and Excel who of course is Exceed and Excel and the first correct winner drawn today by Jessica Wang at the offices of Dream Run was Mr Greg Miles of Victoria

You're Dreamin (Commands - Kylemore) won her barrier trial today at Goulburn and according to her trainer Guy Walter trialled as werll as she could of.

You're Dreamin will now be set for her comeback race over the next fortnight.

Dream and Excel contested a 1,000 metres open 2 year old race at Bendigo today (VRC meeting) and displayed plenty of pace before getting stuck in the worse part of the track where she finished a gallant 4th.

Displaying her usual speed out of the barrier she looked a winning chance until the final 100 metres. She finished well in front of most of the field which included a number of winners already.

Her trainer Mark Kavanagh immediately sent her to the paddock and will wait for the firmer tracks later in the spring.

Dream and Excel (Exceed and Excel - Miss Heath) was very imprssive at her first start today.

She jumped quickly from gate 10 to crosss the field and get to the fence. Approaching the corner her rider Michael Rodd attempted to ease her out wider to find better going but she wanted to stick to the rails. After fighting off the leader at the 200 metre mark, her lack of condition started to show and Pop Music got her on the line.

Mark Kavanagh was very happy with her first up run in a large field of 16 and will now look to take her to town for her next start.

Dream Run borrowers can still get a share in her syndicate by choosing Dream Run as their mortgage broker, but the syndicate is expected to be full very soon.

Bank West's Rate Tracker home loan has continued to be the popular choice among Dream Run customers over the past few weeks. This loan has a full one percent (1.00%) discount below the average standard variable rate charged by the top 4 banks and surprsingly no ongoing fees which has attracted borrowers hit by recent interest rate rises.

The extra volume of loans going to Bank West, has adversely affected that lender's ability to provide speedy approvals, with some industry sources suggesting they are running at 300% capacity. This slower service does not seem to be deterring borrowers however, who are prepared to wait in order to get some rate relief by re-financing their existing loans.

While on the subject of Rate Tracker home loans, Dream Run has confirmed that its customers will still get a little extra track action by announcing that this loan will qualify borrowers for a share in a Dream Run syndicate, despite the lower commission rates paid on this product by the lender.

On a cool Friday morning Dream and Excel had her first test since returning from a spell at Flemington, over 800 metres.

After jumping perfectly, she held onto the lead and then settled nicely under her jockey, Michael Rodd. At the business end of the jump out, Rodd gave her a bit more reign which saw her go on to win the trial without too much pressure by just over a length.

Mark Kavanagh and Michael Rodd were both impressed by the hit out and she will now head off for her first start next Friday over 1,100 metres at Sale. Mark expects to give her two runs this preparation and then aim her at the 3 year old fillies classic races this spring in Melbourne.

Today's effort has confirmed the trainers opinion that this filly will be very competitive at the top level.

Saturday at Caulfield saw the first season sire Exceed and Excel (by Danehill) produce the quinella in both the colts and the fillies divisions of the prelude for this years Blue Diamond Stakes.

Word has been out for some time that Exceed and Excel may be the next big sire, but even the most optimistic admirer of this group one winning son of Danehill could not have expected such a dominating start to his breeding career.

Mark Kavangh who trained the winner of the fillies divison, the very fast, Believe 'n' Suceed has given a terrific pointer to all Dream Run future borrowers, by saying that our filly, who is also by Exceed and Excel (from Miss Heath) is also expected to compete at the highest level. This filly has been up to Believe 'n' Suceed's level and has only been a length off her in gallops.

Our Filly (Exceed and Excel / Miss Heath) has now had names submitted to the authorities and is likely to be called Dream and Excel, she is currently spelling after becoming shin sore and is likely to resume work in the next few days.

Exceed and Excel has sired the first four favourites for this years Blue Diamond Stakes which is due to run on the 23rd February.

The Reserve Bank of Australia announced today that it has lifted the official cash rate by 0.25% to 7.00%, this is the highest that rates have been since 1992 and comes on the back of other non official interest rate increases caused by the Sub Prime mortgage crisis being experienced world wide.

Banks are expected to make an announcement on their interest rates increases over the next few days, with further non official interest rate increases forecasted by some analysts.

It was a terrific day on Monday when You're Dreamin blitzed her rivals over 1400 metres at Randwick. Ridden perfectly by P Murphy she sat just behind the leaders and hit the lead at the 300 metre mark and never looked in danger from there.

Guy Walter has told us that she has pulled up well after the race and he will announce where she will start next over the next few days.

Some lenders have re-priced their fixed rate home loans over the past week as a result of wholesale rates dropping and lenders looking to build market share. AMP now offers a 3 year fixed rate of 7.15% while HSBC offers a similar rate.

The Reserve Bank confirmed the markets expectations this morning by lifting the official interest rates by 0.25%. The markets will be looking at upcoming data to decide if any further rate increases are expected.

Inflation fears have economists predicting a certain interest rate rise next week

Good news today form the Randwick Equine centre where Flight of Dreams was sent to have her tendon injury progress assessed. The injury has now fully recovered however the vets has advised that further time should be taken to allow the collagen to fully develop before putting her back into work. At this stage she is expected to be ready to go back into work later this year

You're Dreamin who ran a promising barrier trial at Randwick two weeks earlier was scratched today because of shine soreness. Trainer Guy Walter said that this is very common in young horses and she will be sent for a spell. He also said that she will come back as a much better horse and that he will target the Autumn races with her.