Ruthless Dame will chase a maiden win at the highest level when she contests Saturday’s Gr.1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville.
The three-year-old was well beaten last start in the Gr.1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) but was nosed out in the Surround Stakes (1400m) despite a torrid run the start prior, having been a close-up third in the Gr.3 Manfred Stakes (1300m) won by Jacquinot at her first start this campaign.
“She arguably should have beaten Jacquinot at Sandown and backed it up with a huge run in the Surround,” Ciaron Maher, who trains with David Eustace, said.
“She’s of that (Group One) ability. She’s sharp, we’ve kept her fresh, she trialled well, is very fit and the track won’t affect her.”
The daughter of Tavistock is the most lightly-raced runner in Saturday’s race, having won her only two other starts, which came as a two-year-old early last year.
Ruthless Dame, who was purchased out of Curraghmore’s 2021 New Zealand Bloodstock Book 1 draft, will be ridden by John Allen and jump from gate 12.
