After an ultra-successful campaign this spring that saw Tempted bring home Godolphin’s first TAB Everest, the star sprinter will now shift her attention overseas.

The richest race on turf saw the rise of an Australian sprinting champion as Tempted toppled the highest rated horse in the world – snapping Ka Ying Rising’s 21 race win streak.

Andy Makiv joined Gareth Hall on SEN Track and RSN’s Giddy Up discussing the Maher trained phenom.

“The Everest victory was very significant,” said Makiv.

“I think it was made more significant by Tempted defeating the highest rated horse in the world.

“To do it in that circumstance was particularly rewarding…a really significant day.”

Champions Day, however, did not go to plan as she missed the placings in a shocking Group 1 result that saw Point Barrow salute.

The stewards report showed Tempted suffered an exercise-induced pulmonary haemorrhage; Makiv provided an update on the mare.

“She is good, she’s heading back to the farm… spelling in a farm in Victoria.”

“She came out of it pretty well, she is a very tough, robust filly, she is fine.

“It seems tough in hindsight it seems tough to do the Everest and then try and peak again at Flemington.

“She put up an extraordinary effort to win the Everest and maybe it left her a little flat.”

The biggest query on Tempted before the Champions Sprint was the Flemington straight, but Makiv remains confident the straight is no demise.

“I thought she handled the straight pretty well, I don’t the straight got her beaten,” he said.

“We will probably want to bring her back through the Lightning (Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning Stakes),” which gives the mare another taste at the long straight.

Beyond this return to the races, the Godolphin camp has big endeavours mapped out.

“If she is going to go to Royal Ascot, she is also going to go to Dubai,” Makiv said.

“Dubai is a bigger priority for us than Royal Ascot, I think to showcase her in Dubai is high on our priority list.

“Royal Ascot becomes a likely option after Dubai.

“You wouldn’t cook her in Australian racing, you would probably have a run or two and then head to Dubai, and then do Ascot, then get home for the Everest.”