Julienas leads a merry dance on path to Metrop Easy rider: Nash Rawiller steers Julienas to victory. Nash Rawiller couldn't remember going slower to the winning post (for the first time) over 2400 metres at Rosehill than he did on the way to victory on Julienas in the Colin Stephen Quality on Saturday. The imported stayer managed to lead all the way on a day when everyone wanted to find cover. "No one wanted to lead because of the wind, so we hacked to the post the first time," Rawiller said. He just relaxed and then we got going from the half mile and he ran it right out. He is very tough and loves the trip. It will be a good hit-out for him for next week without being too taxing. Julienas will back-up in The Metropolitan on Saturday and could be joined by stablemate Ecuador, Gai Waterhouse says. He'll be there, absolutely. He loves 2400m," she said of the former. He has been knocking the door for a win, this fellow, and it was great he could finally do it. I just love horses like him - warhorses. He just gets out and keeps going. Julienas was part of a package of horses Waterhouse bought from England last year, which also included Glencadam Gold. He will attempt to follow Glencadam Gold's lead by winning The Metropolitan this week and give the owners Sydney's spring staying group 1 for the second straight year. Waterhouse decided topweight Julienas would be ridden up front, even after she had watched Ecuador and Aussies Loves Sport get beaten as favourites in the opening two races after leading. "I thought you are damned if you do and damned if you don't, so we went out did what we do best," she said. He is a very strong tough stayer. Rawiller controlled the tempo and when he stoked up the pressure from the 800m, Julienas was never going to get beaten. He went away to score by two lengths from I'm Imposing with Planet Purple another 1½ lengths away in third. Jim Cassidy briefly looked as if he would challenge on I'm Imposing at the 300m mark but couldn't match the winner. "He just slogged, the winner was just way too good," the veteran hoop said. The disappointment of the race was Less Is More, which was backed from $4.60 to $3.70, but was the first horse beaten and clearly didn't run out the 2400m.