Country filly Charm’s Honour will be given a chance to add to her black type record in preference to a Sydney return this week.
Scone trainer Greg Bennett confirmed the $100,000 Listed Mode Plate (1200m) at Doomben on Saturday for the three-year-old.
“I could have taken her to Sydney again this week but she would have got too much weight,” Bennett said.
“It’s a nice little set weights race in Brisbane worth a bit of coin and there’s the black type as well.
“She’s already got some black type with her Keith Mackay placing but obviously a bit more won’t hurt.”
Charm’s Honour won two bush two-year-old races before confirming her promise when runner-up to subsequent Group One winner Streama in the Listed Keith Mackay at Randwick during this year’s autumn carnival.
“The Keith Mackay run wasn’t a fluke,” Bennett said.
“It took Streama the length of the straight to run her down.”
Brisbane jockey Ric McMahon has been booked for the Charm’s Honour mount.
“I had about eight Brisbane jockeys ring up for the ride,” Bennett said.
“The form is a bit foreign to me but the fact so many jockeys were chasing the ride is a good sign.”
Charm’s Honour will be one of the favourites after finishing on the wrong end of a three-way photo at Canterbury.
“She might have won except I think a little bit of interference beat her on the day,” Bennett said.
The Mode Plate will be the main support event to the $200,000 George Moore Stakes.
A Group Three event, the race named in honour of one of Australia’s greatest jockeys, has attracted 20 entries.
Interstate nominations include the Sydney sprinters Rarefied and Latin News.
Rarefied is a last start Group One placegetter after finishing second to Ortensia in the Winterbotton Stakes at Ascot.
Latin News has also been entered for a welter at Rosehill after dead-heating for second behind Atomic Force at Canterbury when having his first start for Rosehill trainer David Payne.
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