Trainer Toby Lake is embracing the challenge ahead as his promising filly Fieldelo prepares to face the Listed Creswick Stakes (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday, determined to turn the tables on a recent rival.

Fieldelo began her career with two impressive wins, including a dominant seven-length romp at Bendigo. However, she finished 3.8 lengths behind the Ciaron Maher-trained She’s An Artist when they met at Flemington on June 21.

Despite the margin, Lake was encouraged by her performance stepping up in class.

“I was extremely proud of her,” Lake told Radio RSN.

“I mean, it was her first step up to that grade, we were really respecting the opposition going into it, and the same coming out of it.

“I thought she acquitted herself really well. She travelled well, sort of hit a flat spot approaching the course proper but then was really strong late.

“So there’s no doubt she might have run into a good one, but we’re not running away from it on Saturday.”

Fieldelo was the $2.25 favourite in that clash over 1100m, and Lake believes the step up to 1200m, along with natural improvement and better luck, could close the gap.

“We’ll be trying, that’s for sure,” Lake said.

“I think 1200 (metres) is really going to suit my filly. I thought that in every one of her three starts to date, she’s always been strongest through the line.

“She’s a young horse exposed to something for the first time. She’s only going to improve off it.

“Learning about her is that the more she’s exposed to things, the more relaxed and probably more professional she’s becoming.

“She was exposed to a big day at the races a fortnight ago and I thought she handled herself well, not only on the day, but how she’s come through it.

“She galloped well Tuesday morning, she’s seemingly a lot more relaxed this preparation. So stepping up to 1200 (metres), I think that’s going to hold her in good stead too.

“It’ll be a smaller field on Saturday, tactics are probably going to play a big part, but she deserves to be there.”

Jye McNeil takes over the reins from Harry Coffey, who is booked to ride Matt Laurie’s Soft Love. Fieldelo has drawn barrier seven in a field of 10, while She’s An Artist starts from the outside gate with Jamie Melham replacing Craig Williams.

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