Malavio in Epsom mix In form: A delighted Nathan Berry returns after the fighting win by Malavio in the Tramway Stakes at Randwick. Nathan Berry believes Malavio will be a serious Epsom contender following his impressive victory in the Tramway Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. The Steve Englebrecht-trained five-year-old held on in a dogfight with Bello up the straight to win by a short head and signal his Epsom ambitions for Berry, who won his second group race in as many weeks. "It's a big step up, but Shoot Out and Sincero will go into the Epsom and probably be favourites," Berry said. We beat them today carrying less weight but there's probably only 2.5kg spread between us and the topweight, so it was a huge effort and he's a horse on the way up. Bring on the Epsom. Malavio and Bello pinched some cheap sectionals up front to hold off a fast-finishing field, but punters should watch the race again after eye-catching runs from some spring hopefuls, including group 1 winners Royal Descent, Shoot Out and Sacred Falls. Sacred Falls produced arguably the best run of the race to finish fourth, leaving jockey Leith Innes happy with the return of the Doncaster Mile winner. "I got held up a couple of times in the straight, and when I got clear he burst through and hit the line like the good horse he is," Innes said. Oaks winner Royal Descent took another step towards the Caulfield Cup dream for Chris Waller, and Glyn Schofield said she was on track. "It was a good run considering where she's going, and she'll keep improving," he said. Shoot Out was another to hit the line after he suffered interference in the straight, but Brenton Avdulla wasn't as generous in his opinion of Sincero's performance. "I was going to be in the race but just hit the wall," he said. It was another well-judged ride by Berry after he won the Run To The Rose on Va Pensiero. Malavio sat outside the speed and proved a little too strong for Bello. "I did a bit of work to get there, but the key was that I switched him off mid-race," Berry said. I thought I had him the whole way down the straight, but I knew the horse had to get his head down and balance up because if he kept hanging in like he was, he wasn't going to win the race. Englebrecht described Malavio as a horse with "plenty of ticker" and will give him a chance to show how good he is over his preferred distance of a mile this preparation. "Last time in he was screaming out for the mile and we only got him to 1500m, but he'll run a mile on his ear," Englebrecht said. He might win another, and he might go to an Epsom. He's much bigger and stronger, he's probably 50kg heavier this time. He's matured up and is concentrating a lot better.