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Australian Bloodstock's Jamie Lovett has stood on the biggest stage holding a Melbourne Cup but, as always, what is coming next is more important than memories in racing.
For Lovett the next dream horse could be Raw Impulse, which will attempt to qualify for the race that stops the nation in Saturday's McKell Cup at Randwick. 
"Everyone knows that it is important to get those ballot conditions ticked off and that is what he can do on Saturday," Lovett said. "We always thought he was a nice horse but he has acclimatised well and is going better than we could have imagined in Australia."
Australian Bloodstock silks were of course worn by Protectionist as he won the Melbourne Cup two years ago. He is back in Germany with original trainer Andreas Wohler and set for a return to racing next month.
"Protectionist is a race-by-race proposition and it will be good to see him back, I don't know if he will come back over here. But with Glorious Sinndar, which won the Andrew Ramsden last week, this bloke [Raw Impulse] and Tosen Stardom we have a good team looking at those big spring races," Lovett said.
"We also have a horse called Singing with Kris Lees at Newcastle, which had similar form lines to Protectionist before getting injured. He is likely to come out in the next couple of weeks, so we have a couple of irons in the fire." 
Raw Impulse has won all three of his Australian starts and there were talks about whether he would run in last week's Doomben Cup before settling on the McKell Cup because of its benefits for the future. He has been made a $1.50 favourite for Saturday with the Brisbane Cup his next option before a short spell.
"For these horses the important thing is to have them qualified and then they can get their way to the bigger races without that pressure of trying to get in," Lovett said.
"If he is good enough he will get there but at the moment this is the right race at the right time."
Australian Bloodstock bought Raw Impulse after a Nottingham maiden in England as a stayer with potential and decided when he came to Australia trainer Darren Weir, who prepared last year's Melbourne Cup winner Prince Of Penzance, was the right man for the job.
Raw Impulse missed last spring but produced a stunning turn of foot to win at Moonee Valley at his Australian debut before winning over 1800m and 2000m at Caulfield.
"The form out of England around him is very good and it was a very strong year for the three-year-olds and we thought he was only a touch off being the Derby horse," Lovett said.
"You don't expect them to do what he has done since getting here. Darren Weir has done a great job with [Raw Impulse] and we are having a good run together at the moment, I think it is something like six wins from our last seven starters with him, including the Ramsden."
Sam Clipperton has been booked for the ride on Raw Impulse and has been impressed by his videos.
"He is obviously a classy stayer and it is a great opportunity for me to get on him," Clipperton said. "There is a responsibility to get the job done and I think we will do that."
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