Country wins at Bairnsdale and Pakenham led to a city victory at Caulfield in April this year and just a month later she would start favourite in the $1 million Group 1 Goodwood Handicap at Morphettville. A race she was narrowly denied – and a long drive back to Victoria to plan for justice in the spring. “She obviously took giant strides last preparation and come up with a near miss in the Goodwood but we move on – that was last prep,” Edmonds lamented. “We had a long dinner on the marina in Glenelg that night and drowned our sorrows and had a long drive home the next day. “Within a couple of days of going to the paddock I worked out this plan – I wanted to be on the ball. “It’s a recipe that having the run under the belt and going to the big the Group 1 a few weeks later obviously works, and we will be there ticking all the boxes.” That Group 1 is the Charter Keck Cramer Moir Stakes on September 5 and Edmonds is following the exact pathway of Baraqiel and Mornington Glory both used to deliver success at the highest level.
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