Kembla Grange trainer Gwenda Markwell's bid for Inglis Millennium prize

The two-year-old filly booked a place in the rich Restricted Listed race with a first start triumph at Kembla Grange.

There are predictions of up to 25 millimetres of rain to fall in western Sydney on Friday and again on Saturday, but Markwell stable representative Nigil Monahan said her Artie Schiller bloodline should ensure she'll handle the wet.

Sam Clipperton has been booked to ride, tasked with the challenge of overcoming a wide gate, after drawing barrier 17 on Tuesday.

"Hopefully she will handle the wet, it might even help with the barrier if there are a few scratchings," Monahan said.

"We expect she'll be better over further, but you only get one chance running in a race like this.

"The jockey (Tom Marquand) said she was only really getting going over the last 100m at Kembla, but we were really happy with her.

"She's up against some top two-year-old's but she showed she is competitive and wants to win."

Stolen Glance was listed at $71 when the Millennium field was announced, with the $400,000 Hinchinbrook filly Cellsabeel a raging $1.50 favourite. Cellsabeel was a dominant six-length winner on a Heavy 8 over 1100m at Rosehill last month and is targeted for the Blue Diamond at Caulfield and the Golden Slipper in March.

Stolen Glance was backed from $15 into $10 on debut, shifting off the rail behind the leaders to nose out the Allan Denham trained Mendooran over 1000m.

It continues a long and successful partnership between Markwell, Kembla Grange's premier trainer, and the Hollymount Stud team at Kiama, led by owner and breeder Matthew Sandblom.

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Marquand recovered from a fall on the Gary Portelli-trained Ronstar - who suffered a fatal injury in the incident at Randwick - the resume riding this week, but Clipperton will make the 54.5kg weight and will take up the ride.

Stablemate Heavenly Glory has been nominated to run in Saturday's Benchmark 64 (1500m) at Kembla Grange, after a bad stumble leaving the barriers last Wednesday.

Jockey Rachel King did well to steady the five-year-old mare, who boxed on for sixth behind Coterie and has pulled up well, having won at Canberra the previous start.

However, the expected rain throws significant doubt over the Kembla Grange meeting going ahead, with up to 50 millimetres forecast this week and possibly another 40mm on Saturday.

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