Joe Pride has high hopes for Paper Daisy after the bay filly beat older horses on debut at Kembla Grange on Saturday.
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The two-year-old, ridden by jockey Tyler Schiller, was midfield heading into the final straight before powering home in the final 100 metres to win race two, the Maiden Plate (1000m), by a length-and-a-half from Green Kudos, while Kittyhawk Fyler was third.
The victory impressed Warwick Farm trainer Pride, who is now eyeing off a start in the Inglis Millennium over 1100m at Royal Randwick on February 6.
"She's a really nice filly and she obviously has a good future. The provincial weights at the moment are a bit out of whack, not having a proper limit. Even with a claim, she still wasn't really moving very well at the weights there [on Saturday]. But I thought the win was very good," Pride told the Mercury.
"She's very natural, that's the way she trialled, so I wasn't totally surprised to see her win. I really liked her style, the way she went about it, just her demeanor and everything else on the day.
''It's good signs going forward that she has plenty of improvement in her and a bit of class about her.
"I'll put in a nomination for the Millennium. Whether or not I get in, but on the same day, the Lonhro Plate is on and I'll be happy enough for her to go around if I don't get into the Millennium. One is 1100m and the other 1000, so they're both suitable.
"It would be nice to have a run for the big prize money but, at the same time, there's no rush with her either."
I really liked her style, the way she went about it, just her demeanor and everything else on the day.
- - Joe Pride
Saturday was a double delight for trainers Peter and Paul Snowden, who claimed two wins at Kembla Grange.
Bullet Rider saluted in race three, the Maiden Handicap over 1200m, while Harlem Luya secured victory in race four, the Benchmark 64 Handicap sprint.
Matthew Smith also trained a winning double. Rebel Bro saluted in race five, the Benchmark 68 Handicap over 1400m, while Crowned By Aces was most impressive winning the final race, a Class One Handicap (1400m).
The first race, a two-year-old Maiden Plate over 1200m, was won by Kembla Grange trainers Luke and Robert Price with their filly Jamaea.