All Too Hard ran second in a Rosehill barrier trial on Friday morning in the first step of what shapes as a Caulfield Guineas campaign over the spring.

Black Caviar's half brother was beaten a head by Gerald Ryan's Snitzerland, who ran second to Pierro in this year's Golden Slipper.

David Vandyke's stable star Lamasery and David Pfieffer's Nediym's Quest were the other notable trial winners on Friday.