Perfect Fit
Trish Dunell
The Ken and Bev Kelso-trained Perfect Fit is thriving in Queensland and will be the Matamata trainers' first ever runner in Brisbane when she steps out in the Gr.2 QTC Cup (1300m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
The four-year-old mare has been in vintage form, winning five of her past six starts including a last start victory in the Gr.1 NZ Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes (1600m) at Te Aroha in early April.
"She's been in Queensland for 12 days and she looks amazing," said Ken Kelso.
"She had a couple of weeks off after her Group One win at Te Aroha and she has had a trial at Cambridge just to make sure everything was alright and she has settled in well here at Caloundra.
"She's a Group One winner in New Zealand and the next step is to get some black type in Australia.
"Her main target is the Tatts Tiara in three weeks time," Kelso said.
New Zealand jockey Michael Coleman will continue his association with the mare.
"Michael's ridden her right through and knows her inside out, so he deserves to ride her," Kelso said.
A deluge of rain is expected to hit the newly refurbished Eagle Farm track on Saturday, with the course opening its gates for the first time since August 2014.
Kelso is confident Perfect Fit will handle a rain-affected surface, but like many trainers is anxious as to how the new track will play and is unsure how the New Zealand form will stack-up.
"It's hard to line up the form and be confident over here. I remember we thought Bounding would win the Gilgai and we were very disappointed when she got beaten by some grey thing called Chautauqua," Kelso said. – NZ Racing Desk
The four-year-old mare has been in vintage form, winning five of her past six starts including a last start victory in the Gr.1 NZ Thoroughbred Breeders' Stakes (1600m) at Te Aroha in early April.
"She's been in Queensland for 12 days and she looks amazing," said Ken Kelso.
"She had a couple of weeks off after her Group One win at Te Aroha and she has had a trial at Cambridge just to make sure everything was alright and she has settled in well here at Caloundra.
"She's a Group One winner in New Zealand and the next step is to get some black type in Australia.
"Her main target is the Tatts Tiara in three weeks time," Kelso said.
New Zealand jockey Michael Coleman will continue his association with the mare.
"Michael's ridden her right through and knows her inside out, so he deserves to ride her," Kelso said.
A deluge of rain is expected to hit the newly refurbished Eagle Farm track on Saturday, with the course opening its gates for the first time since August 2014.
Kelso is confident Perfect Fit will handle a rain-affected surface, but like many trainers is anxious as to how the new track will play and is unsure how the New Zealand form will stack-up.
"It's hard to line up the form and be confident over here. I remember we thought Bounding would win the Gilgai and we were very disappointed when she got beaten by some grey thing called Chautauqua," Kelso said. – NZ Racing Desk
