Classy colt September Born continued his ascendance towards a racing preparation with a dynamic victory at Monday’s Lark Hill trials, defeating the multiply Group-placed Miss Skyhigh in a 950m heat.

The imposing son of Playing God sat midfield, bang on the back of capable type Hell I Am in a three-wide position.

Cornering at the 450m, Brad Parnham eased the three-year-old four wide to chase down early leader Pompey and the youngster’s big engine clicked into gear, making sustained progress down the outside.

With 200m to go, he had mastered Pompey but now had Miss Skyhigh making inroads after finding a run against the rail.

Despite the mare’s electric burst, September Born kept up the gallop to score by a long neck with only half a length separating three Grant and Alana Williams-trained runners behind (Miss Skyhigh, Pompey and Hell I Am).

It was September Born’s second trial in as many weeks after he closed off in style behind stablemate Bustler at Belmont, showing noticeable physical progression from his previous preparation which featured a Fairetha Stakes win last November.

After that trial, trainer Neville Parnham reported the entire to have come through the trial well but was ‘extremely gross’ and had a ‘high heart rate’, necessitating the need for Monday’s hit-out.

He will now aim the untapped sort at a campaign of ‘two or three runs’, beginning in an $80,000 three-year-old set weights and penalties event over 1200m on May 31.

He will then look to emulate his full-sister Kay Cee by winning the Raconteur Stakes (1400m) and Belmont Guineas (1600m) on June 14 and 28 respectively.

Earlier, Quokka winning duo Bernie Miller and Pat Carbery combined to salute in the fourth heat with a clever showing from two-year-old Forever Elite.

Among the last to leave the gates, the daughter of Maschino quickly recovered along the fence to be only four lengths from leader Leg Godt at the 600m.

Cuddled into the straight by Carbery, he finally poked the filly’s head through a gap at the 200m and she quickened attractively, making smooth progress on Leg Godt instantaneously.

Once shaken up nearing the 100m, Forever Elite steamed past the pace-maker and careered clear, scoring by a length and three quarters.

It was the unraced youngster’s second trial after taking the eye in a Lark Hill trial when third to Arctic Snow two weeks previous.

Her mother, Brave Queen, won just once over 900m at the Gold Coast on a Heavy 10-rated track in March 2010.

Shifting to WA later that year, Brave Queen had six starts at Esperance and beat just seven runners home in all of those starts cumulatively.

+ Junk Yard Clyde, who posted a brilliant 29.47 win to be the fastest WA Derby heat winner on Saturday at Cannington, has drawn box eight in the final.

Nominal pre-series favourite West On Sidney missed a start after placing third in his qualifier.