Juveniles Uncertain Glory along with La Barrita faced mixed results at Warwick Farm, but opportunities in Queensland await both this winter.
Warwick Farm’s two-year-old fillies maiden could become a benchmark for Brisbane’s winter carnival, with the top finisher and third both earmarked for northern campaigns.
Tommy Berry guided Michael Freedman’s Uncertain Glory ($3.90) to claim the Ranvet Plate (1000m), prevailing by a long neck over Palmanova ($11), as favourite La Barrita ($3) stormed home third, beaten by a mere short half-head.
This Zoustar daughter Uncertain Glory debuted successfully, and Berry believes she will thrive over extended trips.
“The biggest query today was the 1000 metres. She will be better at 1100 and 1200,” Berry said.
“She was just a bit impatient in the gates. She was the same at the trials and she’s not pinging the barriers, but she has got good speed after that.
She got a little bit lost at the furlong, but I loved that when Kerrin McEvoy’s filly (La Barrita) came to her outside, she really knuckled down late.”
Michael Freedman did not attend, yet stable spokesperson Sophie Johnson shared that plans include possible Brisbane raids for the filly during the carnival.
“He’s got a couple of options and her owner is here and he’s quite keen on the idea of going to Queensland,” Johnson said.
From Victoria came La Barrita, handled by Tony and Calvin McEvoy, as a trial run before Queensland ambitions.
Denied the win, the filly nevertheless impressed by overcoming a wide draw and hitting the line hard.
“She did everything but win,” Calvin McEvoy said.
“She made a couple of mistakes and from a wide barrier, it was always going to be tough if she didn’t fly the gates.
We wanted to come here as a bit of a fact finding mission, hoping she could win and get the prizemoney for the $1 million Magic Millions race. That’s going to be a bit difficult now, but she is a filly that is going to love 1200 and 1400 metres.
It’s all a bit open now, but we are going to go to Queensland.”
The Magic Millions National 2YO Classic (1000m) takes place at the Gold Coast on May 18, while the Spirit Of Boom Classic (1200m) runs at Doomben two days beforehand.
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