Something Anything's Villiers Stakes success has his team dreaming of Group One glory.The five-year-old has taken a long time to live up to trainer Gary Portelli's belief in his ability but he now has a hard-fought Group Two trophy from Saturday's feature."We'll put him away now and set him for the Stradbroke Handicap in Brisbane in June," Portelli said."I don't really know if he is up to a Doncaster Handicap but the Stradbroke looks ideal."Something Anything beat Queenslander Hey Elvis by the b

Something Anything's Villiers Stakes success has his team dreaming of Group One glory.

The five-year-old has taken a long time to live up to trainer Gary Portelli's belief in his ability but he now has a hard-fought Group Two trophy from Saturday's feature.

"We'll put him away now and set him for the Stradbroke Handicap in Brisbane in June," Portelli said.

"I don't really know if he is up to a Doncaster Handicap but the Stradbroke looks ideal."

Something Anything beat Queenslander Hey Elvis by the barest possible margin in the Villiers (1600m) at Randwick to give comeback jockey Chris Munce victory in the biggest race of the Sydney summer.

Munce has ridden winners for the large group of owners headed by Frank Mittiga in the past and they were happy to have him back after his controversial relicensing by NSW authorities.

Hong Kong racing officials disqualified Munce until September next year after an inquiry held following his release from jail where he served 20 months for accepting money for tips.

Racing NSW honoured the penalties on 35 of the 36 charges but did not reciprocate a 30 month ban on the 36th charge.

That breach was tied to a breach under the criminal code in Hong Kong and Munce would not have been convicted had it taken place in Australia.

Munce rode Angel's Breath to victory early on the Randwick program for his old friend Ron Quinton, an eight-time premiership winning jockey who now trains a small team at Randwick.

Angel's Breath won by a head to give Munce his first metropolitan winner since his return little more than a week earlier.

If her victory over Vintedge was close, Something Anything's was a nailbiter.

Bruce Hill, trainer of Hey Elvis, and jockey Paul Hammersley went into the stewards' room to view the picture before correct weight was declared.

Chief steward Ray Murrihy said it was the closest finish he had seen that wasn't a dead heat.

Another Queenslander, Rags To Riches, was a short head third and Munce knew he had beaten that horse.

However, he admitted he had not seen Hey Elvis out wide on the track and didn't realise how close things were.

The big worry for Portelli before the race was whether Something Anything could run a strong 1600 metres.

"There were some doubts but it's all about getting him to settle in his races," Portelli said.

"He can over-race and that's a problem but now that he is settling so well, it gives him the chance to make that last run at them.

That last run came late in the race with Munce pushing him through horses.

"He went through a small gap and only a fearless rider who hasn't lost his nerve would push him through a gap like that.

"It was the ride that won the race."

If Something Anything makes it to the Stradbroke he is likely to be without Munce.

Queensland racing authorities last week said they would comply with the ruling by Hong Kong Munce should be out until September.