Trainer Pat Carey is hoping two-year-old filly Angela's Dream will turn out half as good as her Ballarat Cup-winning half-brother Varsilayos.The daughter of Bel Esprit makes her first city appearance in Wednesday's D'Urban Hcp (1300m) at Sandown after an eye-catching third on debut at Cranbourne earlier this month.Carey trained Varsilayos who is one of five winners from the Scrupules mare Pentaya.He won the 2002 Ballarat Cup after finishing second in the Cup the previous year, and also finished
Trainer Pat Carey is hoping two-year-old filly Angela's Dream will turn out half as good as her Ballarat Cup-winning half-brother Varsilayos.
The daughter of Bel Esprit makes her first city appearance in Wednesday's D'Urban Hcp (1300m) at Sandown after an eye-catching third on debut at Cranbourne earlier this month.
Carey trained Varsilayos who is one of five winners from the Scrupules mare Pentaya.
He won the 2002 Ballarat Cup after finishing second in the Cup the previous year, and also finished fourth in the 2001 South Australian Derby.
Carey said Angela's Dream was a work in progress and much would depend on her run at Sandown whether she trains on into the spring.
"We will give her this run and see where she is at," Carey said.
"If she shows she warrants a bit more time and we need to adjust her program for the spring then we will do it."
Angela's Dream is part-owned by Carey's wife Cheryl and was unlucky at Cranbourne.
"It was a very good run and we were a bit more than happy with her," Carey said.
"She found a lot of trouble and got tightened up on the fence in the straight and while she may not have won she would have gone a lot closer."
"She is a filly of promise and hopefully she can continue to make progress."
Carey said Angela's Dream looked well placed at Sandown although he was mindful that Cranbourne winner Canonized, who beat her just over two lengths, could only finish fourth at Sandown last week.
"The form was tested last week when Canonized came up short but against that Angela's Dream is against her own age and sex with no colts to take on this time," Carey said.
Carey will also saddle up Auzonnet who will be chasing his first career win in the hurdle at Sandown.
A maiden after 17 starts, Carey is hoping that the first season jumper can finally break through although he won't find it easy against Irish Charmer and the Eric Musgrove-trained stablemates Grand Ducal and Irel who will both make their jumping debuts in the 3300-metre event.
Both horses were secured from Lloyd Williams who this season has enjoyed success with Musgrove's talented jumpers Our Aristocrat and Our Rockhampton.
Musgrove and stable clients race both Grand Ducal and Irel and the Cranbourne trainer has compared them favourably with Our Aristocrat and Our Rockhampton.
"It's not an easy race (at Sandown), but I think they're probably capable of running in the money with what they've done," Musgrove said.
Grand Ducal will be ridden by Arron Lynch and Steven Pateman will partner Irel.