Smart galloper Teronado overcame a race run at a ridiculous pace to earn himself a Melbourne spring campaign at Doomben on Saturday.

Starting favourite, Teronado ($1.40) will be joined interstate by three-year-olds Aimee and Lucky Tom who finished first and second respectively in their race but a trip is in the balance for boom sprinter Gun Case who was beaten at long odds-on.

Teronado's Trainer Bruce Hill was ecstatic when he analysed the sectional times in the Madison Cleaning and Painting Handicap (1600m).

"You think to yourself that was a handy effort and then you look at the final sectional and you go `oh, wow'," he said.

Winning jockey Chris Munce put the run into perspective when he said the final sectional may have been flattered by the slow early pace.

"But then again we had to come wide from the back of the field and they don't get under 33 seconds for 600 metres here too often," Munce said.

"I tell you what he is a nice horse and the blinkers have really improved him. He won't be the worst horse in the races in Melbourne."

Aimee ($4) beat Lucky Tom ($4.60) by a half head in the Boston Salon Handicap (1200m).

Trainer Noel Doyle said was happy with what he saw with Aimee but a final decision on a Melbourne campaign would be made after he monitored the filly in coming days.

"I want to run her in the Thousand Guineas and she will need a lead-up run," he said.

"Weight will beat her here and I think her next run will be in Melbourne."

Trainer Harold Norman confirmed Lucky Tom would also head to Melbourne for the Caulfield Guineas and possibly Cox Plate.

"I think he will lead in those 1600 metre races in Melbourne and be hard to beat," Norman said.

Meanwhile, Gun Case ($1.40) was a shock fourth behind Sydney visitor Lyric ($7) in the Pure Jali Handicap (1200m).

Jockey Glen Colless said he could offer no excuses for Gun Case's defeat.

"I got the run of the race in the lead but when I asked for something he didn't respond like I know he can," Colless said.