Lucia Valentina
Darryl Sherer
Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner Lucia Valentina re-acquainted herself with the Caulfield course proper on Tuesday when she galloped with Happy Trails.
Trainer Kris Lees' travelling foreman Mal Ollerton, who rode Lucia Valentina in Tuesday's hit-out, said the mare had settled in well since arriving in Melbourne on Sunday in preparation for the Underwood on her way to the Cox Plate.
"I was happy enough with it. It was nice work," Ollerton said.
"They just went over six furlongs and breezed home the last three (furlongs, 600m). They weren't out to break any records or anything. It was just to keep her ticking over and keep her in order for Saturday.
"It was her normal, usual work and she's settled in well since she's been here, but she always does. The travel never really worries her too much."
Trainer Kris Lees' travelling foreman Mal Ollerton, who rode Lucia Valentina in Tuesday's hit-out, said the mare had settled in well since arriving in Melbourne on Sunday in preparation for the Underwood on her way to the Cox Plate.
"I was happy enough with it. It was nice work," Ollerton said.
"They just went over six furlongs and breezed home the last three (furlongs, 600m). They weren't out to break any records or anything. It was just to keep her ticking over and keep her in order for Saturday.
"It was her normal, usual work and she's settled in well since she's been here, but she always does. The travel never really worries her too much."