Trainer Enver Jusufovic hopes to one day see Lindhout land a ‘black type’ race, but he was as happy to see the mare successful on Finals Day at Flemington.
A lightly-raced daughter of Time For War, Lindhout registered her second win when taking out the Leilani Series Final (1400m) on Saturday.
Successful on debut at Bendigo last October, Jusufovic has taken Lindhout along quietly since with the mare having her fifth start for the preparation on Saturday.
Sent out the $3.30 Sportsbet favourite under the guidance of Craig Newitt, Lindhout scored a two-length win from Galgani ($6) with Chassis ($11) a long-head away third.
“Fantastic effort,” Jusufovic said.
“I think leading into this run she’d had a couple of softish runs, but she had a tough one last time that really brought her on.”
Jusufovic said he would not rush the four-year-old this campaign, saying he was treating it as her first preparation.
But Jusufovic is confident Lindhout will one day supply him with a good win.
“If I look after her there’ll hopefully be some black type for her,” Jusufovic said.
“Do I put her out now for the spring?
“I’ll just have a think about it.”
Meanwhile Jamie Kah was left stranded on 99 metropolitan wins for the season when Barbie’s Boy ($4.20) was relegated into fourth position.
Kah scored a double, in the two staying races, with Grand Promenade taking out the Banjo Paterson Series Final and Token Spirit the Mahogany Challenge Final.
Seven metropolitan meetings remain for Kah to ride that solitary winner and become the first jockey to pass the 100-win mark in Melbourne.