Imported galloper Speed Gifted looks to have booked a place in the Caulfield Cup after his slashing win in the Group One Metropolitan Handicap at Randwick where he revelled in the heavy going.The Lee Freedman-trained Speed Gifted had 51kg for the Caulfield Cup (2400m) on October 17 prior to the running of the Metropolitan which was run over the same distance.Speed Gifted is expected to attract a penalty for the victory sufficient enough to gain him a start in the $2.5 million Caulfield Cup.The M

Imported galloper Speed Gifted looks to have booked a place in the Caulfield Cup after his slashing win in the Group One Metropolitan Handicap at Randwick where he revelled in the heavy going.

The Lee Freedman-trained Speed Gifted had 51kg for the Caulfield Cup (2400m) on October 17 prior to the running of the Metropolitan which was run over the same distance.

Speed Gifted is expected to attract a penalty for the victory sufficient enough to gain him a start in the $2.5 million Caulfield Cup.

The Melbourne Cup could also be on the radar for the six-year-old Montjeu gelding who raced in the United Kingdom before joining the Freedman stable.

His victory in the Metropolitan passes the first elimination clause for the Caulfield Cup and stable representative Sam Pritchard-Gordon said the rest was up to the handicapper.

"It's up to his discretion now, but the horse has certainly done his bit today," Pritchard-Gordon said.

"It was a good team effort back home to get this horse ready for this race and credit goes to the team. He's going in the right direction now."

Speed Gifted, who started at $6, was having his 12th start and his fourth for Freedman since he was shifted to Australia earlier this year.

Ridden by Corey Brown, Speed Gifted had a lovely run just off the speed and was fifth shortly after straightening with Mr Clangtastic leading comfortably.

Speed Gifted soon put the result beyond doubt and went on to defeat the Gwenda Markwell-trained Lodge The Deeds ($20) by 3-1/4 lengths with Fiumicino ($11) 3-1/2 lengths away third.

Freedman's daughter Emma was thrilled with the win.

"Coming here was a big ask and to get through that ground the way he did was amazing," Freedman said.

"Now we've got a Caulfield Cup runner and hopefully a Melbourne Cup runner too."

Brown, who used to be a stable rider for Freedman, cracked a joke on his way to the jockeys' room.

"Why couldn't he have had a horse like that when I was with him?," he asked.

"To be able to quicken like that on that going proved he is something special. He'll be hard to stop in the Caulfield Cup and he'd have no trouble getting the two miles (3200m for the Melbourne Cup) on that run."

Brown took over from current stable rider Dwayne Dunn who rode for Freedman in Melbourne on Saturday.

Markwell was proud of her runner and said the winner was just too good.

"We might have run into the Caulfield Cup winner," Markwell said.

"He's not nominated for the Caulfield Cup and we'll take it step by step with him, maybe the Moonee Valley or Tatts Cup."