Another update courtesy The West Australian website:

CHAMPION Northerly arrived to a hot reception in Melbourne yesterday afternoon.

Trainer Fred Kersley said the temperatures were in the high-30's, but Australia's richest racehorse had taken the trip and the heat in his stride.

"He knows the routine now," Kersley said. "The heat won't worry him."

"The three-hour time difference is the biggest thing to beat."

"His feeding and work routine are all thrown out of their timing."

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