Melbourne Cup winner Fiorente back better than ever, says Tom Berry Easy time: Fiorente, right, works home nicely for second behind Glencadam Gold, left, in a trial at Randwick on Friday. Tom Berry believes Melbourne Cup winner Fiorente is ready to take the autumn by storm, despite running second to stablemate Glencadam Gold in a 1300-metre barrier trial at Randwick on Friday. "He feels every bit of the horse he was in the spring, if not better," Berry said. He is just so professional and might even be a little bit stronger. Fiorente will be sent to Melbourne this weekend. Trainer Gai Waterhouse has pencilled in February 22 as a possible start date for the six-year-old's campaign, in either the Peter Young Stakes or the group 1 Futurity Stakes. "He will go to Melbourne on Sunday provided it is not too hot," Waterhouse said. We can delay it if we have to because we have time. I thought he trialled really well but I haven't decided where he will run yet. Waterhouse trained 10 of the 16 trial winners on Friday. Rain Drum and Liberty's Choice won two of the other trials reserved for black-type performers, while Rain Affair showed his usual dash to win his 844m hit-out on the Kensington track in 50 seconds. "I was really happy with that trial because he can be a horse that takes a bit of time to find his feet in a preparation," Rain Affair's trainer Joe Pride said. Tim Clark rode him in the trial and he will be on him in the Expressway [Stakes] at Randwick next week. However, it was Waterhouse's two-year-olds which flexed their muscles later in the morning. "You haven't seen the depth of my two-year-old team yet," she said. I thought Fighting Sun, Wandjina and the filly Precia were all very good. Berry declared Fighting Sun, which beat Boomwaa on debut on January 4, as his preferred Golden Slipper ride after the colt showed an impressive turn of foot to quickly have the trial won 100m out. "When I asked him to go, he went very quick and was going to win the trial very easily," Berry said. But he sort of pulled up when he hit a shadow that was across the track from the big screen, so it didn't look as impressive as it should have. He is my Golden Slipper ride at the moment and I'm looking forward to his next run. Wandjina, which pulled up shin sore after failing in Breeders' Plate as favourite, clocked the fastest time of the morning (43.5s) as he effortlessly put seven lengths on his rivals.