Australian Derby aspirant Darci Be Good will make an earlier than scheduled visit to Randwick with trainer Bede Murray forced to bring him to Sydney to gallop on Tuesday morning due to severe weather on the south coast.Kembla Grange racecourse was under water on Monday after a sudden storm at the weekend ruled the grass track out of play.Runner-up to Doctor Doom in the Spring Champion Stakes, Darci Be Good will line up in Saturday's Royal Sovereign Stakes at Warwick Farm, the first step on his w

Australian Derby aspirant Darci Be Good will make an earlier than scheduled visit to Randwick with trainer Bede Murray forced to bring him to Sydney to gallop on Tuesday morning due to severe weather on the south coast.

Kembla Grange racecourse was under water on Monday after a sudden storm at the weekend ruled the grass track out of play.

Runner-up to Doctor Doom in the Spring Champion Stakes, Darci Be Good will line up in Saturday's Royal Sovereign Stakes at Warwick Farm, the first step on his way to the Derby in April.

"We are taking him to work at Randwick in the morning because Kembla is flooded," Murray said.

"The stables are all under water. The rain just came down so quickly and went right through.

"If there is any more rain we won't have a grass track to work on for the rest of the week and hopefully it is OK for racing on Saturday.

"It's not ideal. Darci Be Good is fit and well and he hasn't missed any work but I'd rather be able to work on the grass."

Race jockey Peter Robl will ride Darci Be Good at Randwick.

Although pleased with Darci Be Good's condition, Murray conceded Manawanui might be a little too sharp over 1200 metres on Saturday.

"I would have preferred a 1400-metre race first-up but he has got to start somewhere," he said.

"I think Manawanui will have the edge over the others."

The winner of the Golden Rose and runner-up to Helmet in the Caulfield Guineas, Manawanui has had two barrier trials leading into his first start since his sixth to Sangster in the Victoria Derby.

Doctor Doom was also among the 14 entries for the Royal Sovereign as was the unbeaten Moment Of Change from the Peter Moody stable.

Moment Of Change won his debut over 1200 metres at Murtoa in August by 10 lengths then took his country form to town to win over 1300 metres at Sandown.

He matched it with fellow Royal Sovereign contenders Hot Snitzel in a 900m Rosehill barrier trial last week, edging him by a short head.