Singleton said he has a "handshake deal" with Field to run Blue Door in Newgate's Everest slot that will be ratified by Racing NSW as soon as tomorrow.

Blue Door, a brilliant winner of the Heritage Stakes (1100m) in fast time at Rosehill last Saturday, is almost the perfect fit for Newgate as the three-year-old filly is from the first crop of the stud's boom young stallion Stay Inside.

For Singleton, this is a perfect fit for more personal reasons.

"I've known Henry since he was 10 years old, he grew up with my daughters, Jessie and Sally,'' Singleton told Racing And Sports.

"I like the way Henry goes about things and he is the sort of person you can do a handshake deal with knowing he will honour it.

"There's still a bit to work through but both parties have agreed to terms so we are going to The Everest.''

Blue Door is rated a $26 chance in latest oversea reference for The Everest (1200m) on October 17.

Hong Kong's superstar sprinter Ka Ying Rising has firmed into $1.30 favouritism after Guest House ($15) ran unplaced in the Golden Rose last Saturday and the winner of that race, Warwoven ($15) is more likely to be aimed at the Caulfield Guineas.

Blue Door will get into The Everest with only 51kg and either Rachel King or Jamie Melham are the front-runners to ride the filly as both can make the weight easily.

The Bjorn Baker-trained Blue Door has only had four starts, winning the Group 3 Kindergarten Stakes on debut at Randwick during The Championships last autumn then resuming with successive second to Chilly Girl in The Rosebud and then Guest House in the San Domenico Stakes to start her spring campaign.

Guest House, the Golden Slipper winner, had to run a new Rosehill 1100m course record time to beat Blue Door then filly bounced out of that loss to win the Heritage Stakes easily, and going close to breaking the 1100m course record again.

"She's very fast and with only 51kg, she will be in front for a long way in The Everest,'' Singleton said.

"I'm hoping the 'barrier gods' are kind and we can draw between say barrier two and five so we can use her speed.

"I realise she hasn't been out to 1200m before but she has no weight on her back.''

Singleton conceded Ka Ying Rising, the world's number one ranked sprinter, is going to be very hard to beat.

"Ka Ying Rising is a world champion but he is one horse and things can go wrong,'' Singleton said.

"Plus, someone has to take him on so we will give it a go. It's The Everest so it's exciting just to be part of it again.''

Blue Door is by Stay Inside out of Notting Hill, herself closely related to super sire Redoute's Choice, and Singleton revealed the source of the filly's name.

"My daughter, Jess, was living at Notting Hill in London and I went to visit here last year,'' Singleton told Racing And Sports.

"I noticed all the doors in her street were painted blue and when Jess went out, I thought why not paint her door red.

"But when Jess came home, she wasn't happy and suspected it was me. So, I had to have the door painted blue again.''

Singleton's only previous Everest runner was Hawaii Five Oh who drew wide in barrier 10 but ran well when sixth to Think About it in 2023.

Blue Door is the fourth confirmed starter in The Everest after Ka Ying Rising (slot-holder Hong Kong Jockey Club), Ninja (Fairway Thoroughbreds) and Headwall (Max Whitby, Neil Werrett, Col Madden and Steve McCann).

Aritcle: Ray Thomas, International Editor for Racing and Sports

Photo: Bradley Photo