In the beginning stages of operating under his own banner, Todd Pollard’s yard is seeing rapid growth in just a few months.

This ex-assistant to Annabel has added Scrumptious lately, a filly who looks set to contribute significantly soon.

The three-year-old filly shifted from Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott’s supervision last month after selling for $75,000 in an Inglis virtual sale, with Pollard now eyeing her prospects in Thursday’s Seven Benchmark 70 Handicap (1350m) at Ipswich.

“We scratched from a sticky draw yesterday at Doomben and this is a similar race although a step up in trip but this is a bit weaker than the midweek metro grade last time,” Pollard said.

“She is a pretty handy horse and being a winner in town in Sydney, she does get hammered by the handicapper up here.

“She has been rated like she has won two-and-a-half races rather than one race.”

Scrumptious captured her maiden status at Canterbury, 1250m, January 30, and is priced at $3.50 for the Ipswich event.

Her previous run ended seventh, three lengths adrift at Doomben, 1200m.

“Last start in benchmark 70 grade, it was actually a pretty strong race and for a lightly raced three-year-old filly she was taking on handy opposition.

“There were horses there a couple of horses who have won six races and that was tough on a little three-year-old filly.

“She is probably looking for 1350m and, who knows, she might even get to a mile in time.”

Ben Thompson, her last-start pilot, continues aboard from post two at Ipswich.

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