Vivy Air took her earnings to almost $3m when winning the Five Diamonds – five days after racing in the Big Dance.

Reece Jones gave the ultra-tough mare a brilliant ride along the rails to edge out Transatlantic ($3.80fav) and Militarize ($4).

Vivy Air ran second to stablemate Gringotts at Randwick on Tuesday, and trainer Ciaron Maher was more than happy to run the five-year-old after she pulled up so well. A swim at the beach on Wednesday, then a couple of easy days around the stable, ensured Vivy Air was ready to run another cheeky race.

Maher’s assistant trainer Johann Gerard-Dubord praised the ride of Jones, who was given the nod after Andrew Adkins was suspended for his ride on Vivy Air at Randwick. The mare’s confidence and stepping up to 1800m were also a couple of positives.

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