Group One races await Fast Clip who has atoned for his last-start defeat with a determined frontrunning victory under a big weight at Randwick.Gai Waterhouse has nominated the three-year-old for the Doncaster (1600m) at Randwick on April 16 but in the near future the Randwick Guineas is on the agenda.Last time out, Fast Clip was beaten by Somepin Anypin, favourite for Saturday's Group Two Hobartville Stakes at Rosehill.Rather than take on stakes company so soon, Waterhouse opted to start Fast Cl

Group One races await Fast Clip who has atoned for his last-start defeat with a determined frontrunning victory under a big weight at Randwick.

Gai Waterhouse has nominated the three-year-old for the Doncaster (1600m) at Randwick on April 16 but in the near future the Randwick Guineas is on the agenda.

Last time out, Fast Clip was beaten by Somepin Anypin, favourite for Saturday's Group Two Hobartville Stakes at Rosehill.

Rather than take on stakes company so soon, Waterhouse opted to start Fast Clip a day earlier in the Randwick Betting Auditorium Handicap (1550m) in which he started the $2.10 favourite despite having to carry 61.5 kilograms.

Haut Ton ($2.40) challenged in the straight but Fast Clip found plenty under hard riding from Nash Rawiller to run away from his rival and win by a length.

"What an exhibition under such a big weight," Waterhouse said.

"He is a really promising horse.

"I have nominated him for the Doncaster and you don't do that unless you think you've got something special.

"He has got a bit of work to do before that but we've blooded him through his classes.

"We might go to the Randwick Guineas next."

The Group One Randwick Guineas (1600m) is at Warwick Farm on March 12.

Rawiller was equally impressed by the performance.

"He is a horse that is really going places," he said.

"I thought he was in for a real dogfight but he pulled it out."

Trainer Grahame Begg also decided to dodge Saturday's feature meeting with the desired result when three-year-old sprinter Mac Chois beat his older rivals in the Champagne Bar Welter (1000m).

"I decided not to take him to the Fireball tomorrow because I thought it might have been a bit tough first-up," Begg said.

"He has always had above-average ability and he showed that by beating those older horses in a welter.

"There are plenty of 1200-metre Listed races for three-year-olds for him to compete in.

"He went to Melbourne last spring with no luck and then he got sick after that so we haven't rushed him."

Mac Chois was beaten a short half-head after a torrid time midrace at Caulfield on October 9 which ended up being the last race of his spring campaign.

He won Friday's welter by a short neck over five-year-old De Dozen Stars with Lighthorseman another 3-1/2 lengths away third.