Uncertain Glory could be Brisbane-bound after debut win at Warwick Farm

Juveniles Uncertain Glory and La Barrita had varying fortunes at Warwick Farm, but both could find themselves in Queensland for the winter.

A two-year-old fillies maiden at Warwick Farm could yet prove a key form reference for the Brisbane winter carnival with the winner and third placegetter both likely to head north for better races.

The Michael Freedman-trained Uncertain Glory ($3.90) took out the Ranvet Plate (1000m) for Tommy Berry, beating Palmanova ($11) by a long neck with La Barrita ($3 fav) rattling home for third, another short half-head away.

A daughter of Zoustar, Uncertain Glory was having her first start and Berry expected her to be even better when stepped out in journey.

“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.”

Freedman wasn’t on course but stable representative, Sophie Johnson, confirmed her boss was entertaining taking the winner to Brisbane for a race over 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.

Tony and Calvin McEvoy brought La Barrita up from Victoria for Wednesday’s race, hoping it could be a successful pitstop en route to Queensland.

While the filly didn’t get the desired result, she lost nothing in defeat after getting back from an awkward draw and doing her best work late.

“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) is at the Gold Coast on May 18, while the Spirit Of Boom Classic (1200m) two days earlier at Doomben could also be an option.