Joe Pride’s decision to search for wet tracks for his in-form sprinter In Flight recently led him to Queensland, but this time around, Sydney has delivered the right conditions without the need to travel.

The talented mare will line up in Saturday’s Listed Bob Charley AO Stakes (1100m) at Randwick, where the track is rated a heavy 9—conditions she thrives in.

“We didn’t even have to chase the wet track, it came to us,” Pride said.

“She is such a nice mare and just a really good wet tracker and she will get that again on Saturday.”

In Flight has compiled a solid record, boasting six wins and five placings from 16 career starts.

All of those victories have come on rain-affected surfaces, with her standout performance coming in the Listed Bright Shadow Stakes (1110m) at Doomben on heavy ground just last month.

She also ran a brave second behind stablemate Dragonstone in the Hawkesbury Gold Rush (1100m), proving her versatility and class. Stepping back into open company doesn’t faze her trainer.

“She is a tough little mare,” Pride said.

“I do feel she is still on the way up. She’s got the right balance of being a tart but is still able to focus when she has to. She is a lovely horse to work with.

“She has come back really well and she will be hard to beat.”

Following the early scratching of Tanglewood, the Bob Charley Stakes field is down to 14. Notably, Front Page, a dual Kosciuszko winner, and Barber, winner of the Takeover Target Stakes, are both dual acceptors for the Group 2 Moreton Cup (1200m) at Eagle Farm.

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