Peter Moody’s despair at watching Better Land lose all chance at Randwick was quickly erased when Bring Me The Maid produced the goods in the Silver Shadow Stakes.
Better Land was elevated fifth to fourth in the Up And Coming Stakes but his jockey Glyn Schofield was adamant he should have won if not for the antics of Liberation who veered out abruptly down the straight.
Bring Me The Maid
Golden Slipper placegetter Bring Me The Maid, the $1.85 favourite, encountered no such traffic problems in her Group Two race, holding off Memorial by 1-1/2 lengths on the heavy track.
Moody said he would now weigh up options for both three-year-olds with the $1 million Golden Rose in three weeks high on the list.
“We could have two good chances going to the Golden Rose,” Moody said.
“Bring Me The Maid has taken the next step.
“The fillies had half a lap on the colts as two-year-olds so we’ll see how they are at three.
“I think Better Land is a very, very good colt.”
Bring Me The Maid finished third in the Golden Slipper behind Mossfun and Earthquake with both fillies missing on Saturday.
Moody said if he decided against the Golden Rose with Bring Me The Maid, there were other paths to take.
“There are nice fillies races both in Sydney and Melbourne,” he said.
“I’ve been pleased with how she spelled in Queensland and it’s great to see her come back and win.”
Memorial finished fifth in the Slipper and new Godolphin trainer John O’Shea was pleased with her second.
“We’ll wait and see where she goes next,” he said.
“It was a really good run in the wet.”
But all honours were with the winner with Luke Nolen making to trip to Sydney from Melbourne to replace the suspended Chad Schofield.
“I tried to hold my filly for as long as I could,” Nolen said.
“James McDonald (Memorial) probably got into the race while I was doing that but I hadn’t asked of her.
“She is a top class filly.”
Press Report, who finished second to Mossfun in the Silver Slipper on a slow track, weakened out of the race after leading.
Trainer Lee Curtis said her run was too bad to be true and he would order blood tests.
