Last seen thrashing the best fillies in the land to win the Group I VRC Oaks over 2500 metres by a facile nine lengths, Fastnet Rock filly Mosheen returned to racing at Caulfield on Saturday with a soft victory in the Listed MRC Manfred Stakes against the colts and geldings over 1200 metres, reports www.breednet.com.au.It says: The Robert Smerdon trained filly was partnered by regular rider Danny Nikolic, who allowed her to travel back in the field before cruising into contention at the top of t

Last seen thrashing the best fillies in the land to win the Group I VRC Oaks over 2500 metres by a facile nine lengths, Fastnet Rock filly Mosheen returned to racing at Caulfield on Saturday with a soft victory in the Listed MRC Manfred Stakes against the colts and geldings over 1200 metres, reports www.breednet.com.au.

It says: The Robert Smerdon trained filly was partnered by regular rider Danny Nikolic, who allowed her to travel back in the field before cruising into contention at the top of the straight.

When asked for an effort she surged away, taking the sprint by the best part of two lengths from promising Snippetson gelding That's The One with another Fastnet Rock in third place in Highly Recommended.

"She's my little ray of hope," Nikolic said. "She's the only decent horse I'm really riding and she put paid to them pretty easy today.

"I had the race won a long way out, probably 600 metres from home.

"I just let her cruise up to them on the turn and when I asked her to sprint she showed a really good turn of foot."

Part-owner Phil Sly, who recently sold a 50% stake in Mosheen to leading Japanese breeder Katsumi Yoshida, said Mosheen would have her next start in the Group III VRC The Vanity (1400m) at Flemington on February 18.

"Smerdy [Robert Smerdon] said to me he had the horse probably at about 80 percent [fit today] so if that's 80 percent I'm looking forward to 90 percent and then 95 and maybe 100," Sly said.

"I hope she ends up in the Coolmore [Classic at Rosehill in March] but she may stay here in Melbourne. That's up to Smerdy. We know she goes to the Vanity next start and we'll go from there."