Trainer John Moloney says Group winner Amberino is going as well as ever and can regain momentum for more lucrative interstate assignments when she contests the Victoria Handicap at Caulfield.The six-year-old mare has been a great money-spinner for her connections with more than $500,000 in earnings and Moloney is prepared to excuse her last run when sixth against mares at Caulfield.He said a four kilogram weight drop to 53kg in the Victoria Handicap (1400m), a more favourable barrier draw in si

Trainer John Moloney says Group winner Amberino is going as well as ever and can regain momentum for more lucrative interstate assignments when she contests the Victoria Handicap at Caulfield.

The six-year-old mare has been a great money-spinner for her connections with more than $500,000 in earnings and Moloney is prepared to excuse her last run when sixth against mares at Caulfield.

He said a four kilogram weight drop to 53kg in the Victoria Handicap (1400m), a more favourable barrier draw in six and Dwayne Dunn replacing apprentice Nathan Rose were factors he believed could work in her favour in Saturday's Group Three feature.

"This is a nice stepping stone for her," Moloney said.

"Last start she had a bad gate and was ridden back with a big weight but she made good ground without looking likely.

"Her sectionals were okay but she is only a small horse and really isn't a weight carrier."

The winner of 10 of her 40 starts, Amberino's autumn goals have always been the Group Two Queen Of The South Stakes (1600m) in Adelaide on April 17 and the Group Two Emancipation Stakes (1600m) a week later at Randwick.

Last year she won the Emancipation after finishing second in the Queen Of The South.

"I think she is going as good as she was a year ago," Moloney said./

"She is on the minimum on Saturday so she gets her chance."

At her only other start this campaign Amberino won first-up at Moonee Valley when she carried just 51kg in small field.

Her task is much harder in the Victoria Handicap and topweight Light Fantastic is the horse that Moloney fears most.

"If he brings his best form to Caulfield then he will win," Moloney said.

Light Fantastic has won five of his 17 starts and on Saturday will be competing below Group Two level for only the third time in his career.

He won his Kyneton maiden on debut in February 2008 and the Listed Nissan Stakes at his second start.

This campaign he resumed with a close-up fourth to Turffontein in the Group One William Reid Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley and can be forgiven for his 12th to Wanted in the storm-affected Group One Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington.