The staying prowess of three-year-old filly Kapalua Sunset was on full display when she streeted her rivals at Kyneton on Tuesday over 1875m.
Trained by Danny O’Brien, Kapalua Sunset finished third on debut over 1512m at Geelong, but no doubt appreciated the rise in distance on Tuesday when winning by seven lengths.
“It was a pretty easy watch. Brett gave her a nice ride, just kept her in a nice rhythm and she put them away quite easily,” stable representative Andrew Edwards said.
“Being a Tavistock filly and a three-year-old, you have got to think there’s possibly an Oaks (on her horizon), whether that be this preparation or next, we will let her tell us. That is the path we will look to take.”
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The O’Brien stable know what it takes in training staying horses and is not afraid to step them up over the longer trip early in their careers.
“She is way better than that sort of class. It was a nice stepping stone and a soft kill,” winning rider Prebble said.
“She dropped the head nicely and they were just dropping like flies. She just outstayed them and she is a smart filly going towards the Oaks.
“I think she has got a good head on her and a good staying brain. She has a good set of lungs and wasn’t even blowing.”
The win gave O’Brien and Prebble a race-to-race double, with three-year-old filly Maracana proving too good on debut in a maiden over 1212m.