Trainer Jason Warren believes Palm Angel has been a victim of her early two-year-old form.

Palm Angel is slated to make her twelfth start in the Drummond Golf Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield Heath on Saturday.

In her eleven prior starts, Palm Angel has recorded two wins, which are the only times the now four-year-old mare has finished in the placings.

On debut, Palm Angel won the Listed Merson Cooper Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield, and two starts later, she captured the Group 2 Blue Diamond Prelude (1100m), also at Caulfield.

Warren is not disappointed that the then filly secured crucial Black Type for her future stud career, but Palm Angel has faced the consequences since.

In eight runs since her Blue Diamond Prelude victory, Palm Angel’s closest performance to a placing was fourth in a three-year-old fillies benchmark 78 grade race when she was assigned 60.5kg before Jackson Radley’s 3kg claim.

For Saturday’s race, Palm Angel is back in a benchmark 74 race with 61.5kg, which will be offset by Jackson Radley’s 2kg claim.

“She’s carried a lot of weight ever since her early days, but I’m happy with how she’s going and her work has been good,” Warren said.

“I’m hopeful that she can bounce back on Saturday.”

“She probably gets into the race OK at the weights after the claim for what she has been getting.”

At her most recent race on July 18, Palm Angel finished sixth over 1400m at Flemington.

“I thought her run last start from a difficult barrier was a good run,” Warren commented.

“Jackson had to go too far back from a wide gate, and she was good to the line.”

“I think she’s been looking for a little bit further now and it has been a little bit of time between drinks for her.”

“What we don’t want is any more rain for her.”

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