After initial concern, Taylor was legged aboard again and kicked well clear to score by almost three lengths, lapping up the Heavy track.

Bateup said she could see the potential in the three-year-old gelding, after he enjoyed the clear running after being six lengths seventh in his first run for Bateup last start at Goulburn earlier this month.

"He probably goes to the paddock after today, he's a lovely horse, very athletic," Bateup said.

"He's still a big kid in the head."

Bateup took on Bijalee from the Richard Butler stable, having previously finished in the placings twice in five starts. The Robert and Luke Price-trained Tic Tock Man was second, ahead of Tash Burleigh's three-year-old filly Port Of Jeddah.

The Prices also finished in the runners-up stall in the opener as first-start filly Valachi showed she had some potential.

Valachi was overrun by Shaun Guymer's ride back on the fence on board the Greg Hickman-trained two-year-old gelding Head On, breaking through at his eighth start. Meanwhile, premier trainer Gwenda Markwell's three-year-old filly Franquare faces her sternest test yet when she steps up to a 1250m Benchmark 70 at Canterbury on Wednesday.

Franquare claimed back-to-back BM64 wins at Kembla Grange, as well as success on a Heavy 8 at Nowra back in March.

And she'll need to get through the going again on Wednesday, with Canterbury rated a Heavy 9 on Tuesday afternoon.

Franquare is listed a $17 chance, with Mark Newnham's progressive filly Aim For Perfection expected to jump a warm favourite.

Graeme Murray's five-year-old gelding Rafha's Choice will lump 61.5kgs and a wide gate, but has star jockey Tommy Berry steering in Wednesday's BM70 at Canterbury, with the Kerry Parker-trained Virgilio also in the field.

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