Both trainer Mat Ellerton and jockey Jamie Kah branded General Beau a natural two-year-old after his outstanding debut win in the season's first juvenile race.
Co-trainer Michael Kent Junior expects Tavidance to continue to progress through the grades after rebounding from a below-par run with a win at Flemington.
After winning last year's Oakleigh Plate with Booker, co-trainers Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra have a two-pronged defence with Zoutori and Crystal Dreamer.
The John Sadler-trained Sartorial Splendor has claimed his first stakes win, leading all the way in a Group Three sprint for three-year-olds at The Valley.