In Brief
- Deroche not fully extended to win Carbine Club Plate.
- Connections to decide later this week on whether to accept for Bow Mistress.
- There are other options for star filly.
Star three-year-old filly Deroche could be given the chance to take on some of the best sprinting mares in Australia if connections accept for the $150,000 Group 3 Bow Mistress over 1200m in Hobart on Sunday.
Deroche made a one-act affair of the time-honoured Carbine Club Plate in Hobart on Saturday to further emphasise her domination of sprint races in her age group in Tasmania this season.
The daughter of Needs Further raced outside of Sidorova to the home turn where rider Craig Newitt allowed her some rein.
She cruised to the lead and when Newitt gave her a squeeze in the home straight, she quickly put the result beyond doubt and went on to win by 2-3/4 lengths.
The filly’s managing owner Denise Martin from Star Thoroughbreds said she will wait and see what is nominated for Sunday’s Group 3 event before accepting but she also wants to wait another day to see how the filly has emerged from her latest outing before making a final decision on running, which would clearly be the Needs Further filly’s biggest test.
Deroche has won seven from 10 starts and three of those wins have come from four outings this preparation.
Newitt said the filly was never out of third gear on Saturday.
“That was just so easy for her and she is starting to relax more in her races and that’s going to help her when she steps up in grade later on,” Newitt said.
If Deroche doesn’t go to the Bow Mistress, she is likely to have her next start in either the $65,000 3YO Magic Millions Classic over 1400m on February 23 or the $50,000 3YO Classic over 1200m three days later, which is Launceston Cup day.
Watch Deroche score an emphatic win in the Carbine Club Plate in Hobart last Saturday.