Trainer Phillip Stokes has described Caulfield Guineas-nominated Savannah Cloud (NZ) (Savabeel) as “exciting” following his impressive win at Cranbourne on Sunday.
The highly-regarded three-year-old was dominant as $2 favourite, gapping his rivals over 1200m.
Stokes said he expected the horse to have a bright future.
“He’s an exciting horse,” Stokes said.
“I was happy with the way he relaxed today and put pay to them. He can go onto better things now.
“We’ve got two weeks to the (Caulfield Guineas) prelude, if he comes through this that might be the logical step to see where he is at.
“He is a well-bred son of Savabeel and he’s still intact so we will live the dream.”
Bred by Marie Leicester, Savannah Cloud is the third foal of Gr.3 Waikato Cup (2400m) winner Annie Higgins and was a $140,000 purchase by Dalziel Bloodstock and Peter Moody from the Haunui Farm draft during Book 1 at the 2019 National Yearling Sale at Karaka.