Young Wagga trainer Darrell Burnet will chase his first metropolitan win when Supido Beauty heads to either Randwick or Moonee Valley on Saturday.
Supido Beauty is unbeaten in two starts and Burnet has the filly entered in a benchmark 70 handicap (1000m) at Moonee Valley and in the TAB Highway Class 3 Handicap (1100m) at Randwick.
Burnet said the Moonee Valley race was more likely, although he the filly will be an acceptor in both places before a final decision was made.
“I don’t think she’ll get a run in Sydney,” Burnet said.
“They can only run 13 with how far the rail is out on Saturday and she’s 19th in the ballot whereas she’ll get a run in Melbourne.
“I’ll accept with her in both places and weight-it-up.”
Supido Beauty, a $40,000 yearling purchase that has already recouped her purchase price, has shown Burnet promise from the first time she stepped out in a trial.
She defeated Melbourne Cup winner Gold Trip in a trial at Albury in July before going on to win on debut at Gundagai and then again at Wagga, both times in August.
“She did impress us in that trial and her first run over 1200 metres she got a bit lost,” Burnet said.
“There was a cutaway rail, she was three lengths in front, got a bit lost and fell in, and it wasn’t a true reflection of her ability, then next start on a heavy track, she did it quite easy.”
Supido Beauty has had two trials in preparation for her return, finishing second on the synthetic track at Randwick before winning at Wagga on November 26.
Burnet described that Wagga trial as awesome.
“There was a class 2 race on the same day, and she ran faster time in the trial, and she did that in second gear,” Burnet said.
“That was four weeks ago because I scratched from Sydney recently because of a bad gate, so she’s well and truly ready to rock now with two trials and plenty of work under the belt.
“We’ll get more of a gauge as to where we stand after Saturday.”
Supido Beauty is entered for the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas (1425m) on January 14, but Burnet said he was likely to bypass that to concentrate on a NSW country series that has a $500,000 final with the filly.