The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable has high hopes for two-year-old filly Starianne who is set to progress her racing career at Flemington.
Starianne is down to run in the Listed Taj Rossi Series Final (1600m) on Saturday after making her debut with a sound second a Sandown over 1300m earlier this month.
The Taj Rossi Series Final is the culmination of a series of races targeted at two-year-olds that require a longer distance than their sprinting counterparts.
Busuttin said greenness cost the daughter of Sebring a debut win when she was sent out a short-priced favourite on heavy ground.
Hoops, the Danny OâBrien-trained filly who lowered Starianneâs colours on debut, is among the 18 nominations for Saturdayâs contest, that also includes Kingâs Consort, last start Flemington winner Grinzinger Bishop, Magnaspin and Quang Tri.
Interestingly Back Me Up Benny and Ostile are entered to make their debuts at 1600m.
Busuttin is expecting Starianne to be improved by her debut run at Sandown.
âShe didnât look completely happy in the wet the other day, but she was also green and raw and new,â Busuttin said.
âAnd she was a bit like that in her trials. Sheâs knows how to gallop, but she just doesnât really know what itâs about just yet.
âOnce she gets up over a trip, she should be good, so sheâll go to Flemington on Saturday over a mile.
âI think sheâs a filly that will be running in some nice fillyâs races over the spring.â
The Taj Rossi Series Final was previously run as the Gibson Carmichael Stakes and staged in May before itâs shift to Final Day in 2013.
Previous winners of the race include Cherry Tortoni (2020), Good âNâ Fast (2018), Trenchant (2016) and Apache Cat (2005).