Uncertain Glory and La Barrita, both juveniles, had divergent runs at Warwick Farm, however Queensland winter targets loom for each.
That two-year-old fillies maiden at Warwick Farm holds promise as a form pointer for the Brisbane winter carnival, since the winner plus the third are likely Queensland-bound for top-tier action.
The Ranvet Plate (1000m) went to Uncertain Glory ($3.90) under Tommy Berry for trainer Michael Freedman, who repelled Palmanova ($11) by a long neck with La Barrita ($3 fav) third, a short half-head adrift after a bold finish.
A first-starter by Zoustar, Uncertain Glory pleased Berry, who expects enhancement at further distances.
“The biggest query today was the 1000 metres. She will be better at 1100 and 1200,” Berry said.
“She was just a bit impatient in the gates. She was the same at the trials and she’s not pinging the barriers, but she has got good speed after that.
She got a little bit lost at the furlong, but I loved that when Kerrin McEvoy’s filly (La Barrita) came to her outside, she really knuckled down late.”
Trainer Freedman stayed away, but Sophie Johnson from the stable noted deliberations about entering the winner in Brisbane carnival events.
“He’s got a couple of options and her owner is here and he’s quite keen on the idea of going to Queensland,” Johnson said.
Calvin and Tony McEvoy dispatched La Barrita from Victoria for this Wednesday assignment, as a prelude to Queensland forays.
The result eluded her, but from a wide alley she settled tailward before unleashing a powerful late charge.
“She did everything but win,” Calvin McEvoy said.
“She made a couple of mistakes and from a wide barrier, it was always going to be tough if she didn’t fly the gates.
We wanted to come here as a bit of a fact finding mission, hoping she could win and get the prizemoney for the $1 million Magic Millions race. That’s going to be a bit difficult now, but she is a filly that is going to love 1200 and 1400 metres.
It’s all a bit open now, but we are going to go to Queensland.”
On May 18 the Gold Coast hosts the Magic Millions National 2YO Classic (1000m), preceded two days earlier by the Spirit Of Boom Classic (1200m) at Doomben.
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