The Monstar rules with Razor Sharp victory

Randwick figured in two track upgrades during the Villiers Stakes meeting, but it wasn’t enough to stop wet-track specialist The Monstar.

Racing started well into the heavy range before The Monstar overcame a wide run on a soft-rated track to win the Razor Sharp, the feature sprint race on Saturday.

“He’s love a soft track. He’s got great stats in the wet but he was still very brave to fight on,” jockey Tommy Berry said.

Berry was a late booking for The Monstar ($16) after bush jockey Richard Bensley had to forfeit his two rides for Albury trainer Brett Cavanough.

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The Monstar raced the deepest of three leaders as the field settled before he crossed to be outside Victorian-trained sprinter Sirbible.

He took control of the Listed race at the 300m and lifted again to score by three-quarters of a length from Sirbible ($13).

His Majesty, the $3.70 favourite, missed the start before finishing the same margin away third.

The Monstar has now raced 12 times on tracks rated in the soft range for seven wins and two placings.