James McDonald ditched the first day of The Championships at Randwick on Saturday in favour of partnering Hong Kong superstar and Cox Plate hero Romantic Warrior (IRE) in the Group I Dubai World Cup Turf (1m1f) at Meydan overnight and again the formidable partnership had to bow to the Japanese.

Tom Magnier paid $1.5million for a Snitzel colt from Ms Bad Behavior (Can) at  the 2023 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale and that colt ended up being Group I VRC Coolmore Stud Stakes winner Switzerland and on Sunday he returned to the well to purchase his full brother for an eye-watering $2.7million.