Todd Pollard might be in the initial phase of managing his personal stable, but his roster has begun to build steadily after mere months.

Scrumptious joins as a late addition for the one-time aide to Annabel, positioning her as a valuable asset moving forward.

Until recently, the three-year-old filly was with Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, but post her $75,000 Inglis online transaction last month, Pollard is identifying her upside, potentially on display in the Seven Benchmark 70 Handicap (1350m) at Ipswich on Thursday.

“We scratched from a sticky draw yesterday at Doomben and this is a similar race although a step up in trip but this is a bit weaker than the midweek metro grade last time,” Pollard said.

“She is a pretty handy horse and being a winner in town in Sydney, she does get hammered by the handicapper up here.

“She has been rated like she has won two-and-a-half races rather than one race.”

Her breakthrough maiden win came at Canterbury over 1250m on January 30, and she’s a $3.50 prospect for today’s Ipswich race.

Last appearance saw her seventh, beaten three lengths over 1200m at Doomben.

“Last start in benchmark 70 grade, it was actually a pretty strong race and for a lightly raced three-year-old filly she was taking on handy opposition.

“There were horses there a couple of horses who have won six races and that was tough on a little three-year-old filly.

“She is probably looking for 1350m and, who knows, she might even get to a mile in time.”

Leading hoop Ben Thompson retains the ride on Scrumptious from draw two at Ipswich.

Check racing betting markets for the Seven Benchmark 70 Handicap at Ipswich this Thursday.