The Chris Waller-trained Autumn Glow ($3.10) produced a statement debut victory at Rosehill on Saturday afternoon, careering away with the opening event of the program.
The daughter of The Autumn Sun couldn’t have been more impressive, dispatching her rivals by 2.5 lengths, cruising past the well-supported favourite Dawn Service ($2.30) with 200m left to travel.
Tyler Schiller manoeuvred the unraced three-year-old into the one-one throughout the 1300m journey, and from there, it was all over as Autumn Glow proved far too classy in the concluding stages.
It comes after being a late withdrawal from Wednesday’s Kensington meeting at Randwick, with Chris Waller confirming post-race that the decision was made to head to this BM72 contest amongst concerns a Heavy surface may hinder the unraced filly.
“She was entered to race last Wednesday at Randwick on the Kensington track and there was rain on the day,” said Waller.
“I just wanted her to have the best possible experience. This track at Rosehill is probably one of the best in the world, it gives horses a great experience, hence the reason why racing’s so good here.
“You need horses to have good experiences, so she’s had that today and she’s on her way to bigger and better things.”
Waller went on to suggest they wouldn’t rush the three-year-old, but a possible Group 1 Flight Stakes (1600m) tilt could be on the cards.
“We’ll look at how she pulls up because respecting it’s her first preparation, some horses can cope better or worse, some might take the next step, some really struggle, so that will tell us first and foremost.
“We’d love to be able to get her to a Flight Stakes if we can.”
After Saturday’s impressive victory, Autumn Glow has firmed into $4.50 on the second line on betting with horse racing bookmakers for the Group 1 Flight Stakes (1600m) on October 5.
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