Media Chick will be "thrown in the deep end" chasing a piece of the Magic Millions riches when she debuts at Wyong on Thursday.
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The two-year-old filly will jump from barrier four of seven for trainer Graeme Murray, who bought her at the Adelaide Magic Millions yearling sales.
Murray has given her just one trial, where she was third to National Guard, a US bred four-year-old horse who last race in Ireland for Aidan O'Brien, before being sold to Richard Litt.
The 1100m restricted Listed race comes with more than $100,000 for the winner, as a lead-in to next month's Magic Millions carnival on the Gold Coast.
"There's not much of her, but coming from the Magic Millions sales we have to give her the opportunity," Murray said. "Her work's been good, it was more of an educational trial.
"She's thrown in the deep end, but we'll have more of an idea of what she can handle after the race.
"She's got a pretty light frame, but we're expecting she'll come on further as a late two-year-old and as a three-year-old."
Three horses in the race have already recorded wins on debut, the Snowden-trained Strike, Mark Newnham's Every Rose and the Waterhouse-Bott entry Farnan.
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Tim Barrow
When it comes to sport - at professional and community level - in the Illawarra, I'm here to provide insight, context and opinion, as well as the latest news you won't find anywhere else.
When it comes to sport - at professional and community level - in the Illawarra, I'm here to provide insight, context and opinion, as well as the latest news you won't find anywhere else.
