Waller import ready to beat up on front-runner Even better now: Beaten Up wins the Doomben Cup. The imported galloper resumes in the Warwick Stakes on Saturday. Photo: Tertius Pickard Beaten Up holds a decision over Al Kazeem at Newbury in Britain, albeit in 2011. Al Kazeem won five races subsequently, including three group 1s. By comparison, Rain Affair scored easily at Randwick last start accounting for moderates, most short of peak racing condition. For instance, runner-up Mic Mac was sixth in the Hawkesbury Cup on Thursday. Thus, on quality, Beaten Up, yet another import flourishing under Chris Waller, appeals against Rain Affair in Saturday's Warwick Stakes at Warwick Farm. Of course, tempo is a consideration. Rain Affair will be flying in front, while Beaten Up, like so many of his ilk, can be tardy at the start. With a clean break under Hugh Bowman, Beaten Up can be in touch at the turn. It's just a matter of how much pressure, how early can be applied to Rain Affair. Certainly rivals couldn't get within a bull's roar when he triumphed in the Missile at Randwick on August 10. Some keen ratings experts had Rain Affair's figures as at least as good if not better than he has achieved before. Maybe Streama, an accomplished group 1 mare, could get near enough to make the hot favourite work, while the New Zealander Veyron can take up a handy position. Veyron was sluggish out of the stalls before his good eighth in the group 1 George Ryder at Rosehill in April about which Mickey Dee on Racenet quipped: "The bugger was too big for the stalls and got caught up jumping." Ending his first Australian campaign, Beaten Up won the group 1 Doomben Cup, 2000 metres, last start in May. Maybe the 1400m is short of his best. However, on Racing NSW ratings he is on 110, while Rain Affair is 111. But Waller said: "These [imported] horses are better at their second preparation." Verdict: Beaten Up ($13). Obviously Montsegur is prime for the Silver Shadow Stakes, while bookmakers have intimated the early favourite, Sweet Idea, is a risk. Trainer Gai Waterhouse will use blinkers on Sweet Idea, which is resuming after being a minor placegetter in the Golden Slipper. However, Montsegur has had the benefit of a race last Saturday at Caulfield when never out of trouble behind Kiss A Rose. "I normally wouldn't do this, start them two weeks in a row this early in a prep, but she's had a good long prep," trainer Peter Snowden said. She's been in work four months, she had two easy trials beforehand and I thought she had a pretty easy run on Saturday. Four bookmakers in the Racenet poll of leading betting houses made Sweet Idea the "lay of the day" but then again most were well astray giving Puissance De Lune the same tag last Saturday. Verdict: Montsegur ($4.20). The secret of Nash Rawiller, handling Pitcrew in the Up And Coming Stakes, can be divulged. "I have been explaining to my jockeys recently about the value of being 'wind resistant' in their riding technique," Waterhouse blogged. The Tour De France got me thinking about wind resistance. Nash gets nice and low in his position, therefore reducing drag. Now I am not exactly Gai 'Isaac Newton' Waterhouse, but the best riders seem to stay much lower ,therefore reducing their area in relation to their mount and thus reducing the amount of mass the prevailing winds [affect]. Rawiller, fresh from four winners and a suspension at Hawkesbury on Thursday, has won three out of three on Pitcrew and the Waterhouse bone and muscle will carry him a long way. Fuerza is expected to improve on his fourth first up. Verdict: Pitcrew ($5). Being lean and wiry, Rebel Dane is an ideal first-up type - the situation in the Show County. Rebel Dane has run Pierro to a close finish and subsequent group 1 efforts were sound. The main dangers are resuming, although Appearance, a top mare, is fit enough but has to concede Rebel Dane, with Glen Boss up, 4.5 kilos. Classy Norzita has fresh credentials but is now a four-year-old mare, and will have scope for improvement, while Riva De Lago lacks the quality of opponents but has Jim Cassidy, thus is a knockout chance. Verdict: Rebel Dane ($3.20).