Trainer Todd Howlett, who prepares the four-year-old gelding on his Lower Belford property, has agreed to have his rising champion nominated as a Newcastle horse.

Howlett has been loading up a truck full of horses and travelling down most mornings from his property to work Star Of Octagonal and at least a dozen other gallopers on the Broadmeadow track.

The rising star of the training ranks revealed on Saturday that he will change the status Star Of Octagonal and his other horses from Cessnock-based to Broadmeadow.

Star Of Octagonal had his final hit-out before resuming in a Benchmark 90 Handicap over 1100 metres at Randwick on Saturday with an exhibition gallop at Broadmeadow.

He was ridden by Andrew Gibbons and worked on the outside of the Darren Smith-trained Testarhythm (Darryl McLellan) over 800m.

Testarhythm will also run at Randwick on Saturday when he starts in the Ming Dynasty Quality (1400m) with Tim Clark in the saddle.

The three-year-old colt matched it all the way with the bold-striding Star Of Octagonal as the pair were clicked down the running, and both were impressive.

Star Of Octagonal got the judge's nod by a head with the pair electronically clocked at running the 800m in 45.08 seconds, coming home the final 600m in a very fast 32.79 seconds.

Clockers who spend their mornings hand timing horses at Broadmeadow gave them a time of 50.05 seconds and the 600m in 34.70.

Importantly they were amazed at the final furlong of the pair which was registered on the clocks in just 10.25 seconds.

Everyone walked away impressed.

"Super" was the one-word answer from Gibbons after he got off Star Of Octagonal and was asked how the horse went.

"I have been riding him in his work down here at Broadmeadow for some time and believe me that was as good as you could hope from for a horse which is about to resume," Gibbons enthused.