The first three-year-old races of the new season kick-start the Moonee Valley card this Saturday with David Hayes’ filly Gregers one that profiles as a player in early spring features.

Timeform ratings returned by the current crop of juveniles suggest they are about five pounds below the average for this time of the year, but there were signs from last Saturday’s running of the Blue Diamond Previews (1100m) that might be about to change.

Boom filly Miracles Of Life has been installed as the early market favourite for the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on February 23.

Second declarations were taken yesterday for the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on February 23 with 161 still entered.