Despite his resolve to test Randwick winner Cantiamo in stakes grade again, Kris Lees may find himself revising plans for the when and where.

The trainer had planned for the Listed Denise’s Joy Stakes (1100m) at Scone next month, however the filly’s dominant display in Saturday’s The Third Australian General Hospital Handicap has led to second thoughts.

Cantiamo spent most of the straight caught behind rivals, only breaking into the open 100m out and requiring the entire 1200 metres to thread through a final gap under Jason Collett for the prize.

“It’s good to get a Saturday win with her. She’s a really nice filly,” Lees said.

“It was a good win. I didn’t think she was going to win at the furlong (200m), but she got a lovely run through from Jason and she got there on the line.

“Going into the race, we were thinking of going back to 1100 for the Denise’s Joy, so we’ll just have to have a chat to Jase and see which path we take.

“She is certainly up to stakes company. We’ll see when we get there.”

With four successes from eight attempts, Cantiamo showed strong form in her last outing in the Group 3 P J Bell Stakes (1200m), defeated by a mere two lengths courtesy of Plaintiff.

Collett remarked that the race on Saturday strayed from expectations due to a sluggish beginning for the filly, but overcoming it highlighted her above-average talent.

“I just needed a bit of luck. Jellicious didn’t take me as far as I needed, and thankfully a split opened up at the furlong marker,” Collett said.

“She settled better today. She was very keen last start, but today she was more even, which I think is a sign she could get a bit further.

“She was good late. She needed to quicken and do it in a short amount of time, and it was a good effort.”

Cantiamo, sent out at $2.70 favourite, lunged late to win by a head from $10 Ernaux, as Spice Baby at $6 secured third another short head in arrears.

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