Warwoven was not the only 2YO winner for Sword of State on Saturday and it will now be an anxious few weeks for the connections of State The Obvious as they wait to see if their filly makes the cut for the $1 million TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) at Ellerslie on January 24.

With Bowness Stud’s draft of 20 yearlings departing the farm on Sunday night to head north, the Randwick victory of Matt Smith’s Placid Pearl shines a spotlight on the eight yearlings they’re offering by their resident G1-winning So You Think stallion D’Argento.