Promising filly Big Spirit will try to enhance her pedigree at stakes level next start after scoring an emphatic win at Flemington.The three-year-old daughter of Invincible Spirit made it five wins from 15 starts when she posted her second city victory in Saturday's Henry Bucks Best Dressed Handicap (1000m).Jockey Craig Newitt said he had an easy ride on the petite filly and was confident she would win well before the halfway mark."From the 600 or 700 metres I was never going to get beaten," New
Promising filly Big Spirit will try to enhance her pedigree at stakes level next start after scoring an emphatic win at Flemington.
The three-year-old daughter of Invincible Spirit made it five wins from 15 starts when she posted her second city victory in Saturday's Henry Bucks Best Dressed Handicap (1000m).
Jockey Craig Newitt said he had an easy ride on the petite filly and was confident she would win well before the halfway mark.
"From the 600 or 700 metres I was never going to get beaten," Newitt said.
"She just really travelled up and put a handy field behind her."
A drifter from $4 to $4.80, Big Spirit settled second to the $2.25 favourite Our Baby Bonus, but Newitt sat against his mount until the closing stages.
She sprinted quickly to put the race beyond doubt, scoring easily by 1-1/4 lengths from Happy Angel ($7) and My Girl Helen ($10).
"She has really got a liking for the straight," Newitt said.
He said at her previous start she got lost on the home turn on the synthetic track at Geelong and was a fast-finishing third to Sandusky City.
Trainer Rick Hore-Lacy has always had a good opinion of Big Spirit whose other wins have been at Benalla, Cranbourne, Pakenham and Moonee Valley.
"She was impressive today," Hore-Lacy said.
"I think she would have to be a chance in a Listed race against her own sex."
Trainer Mick Price was at loss to explain the disappointing performance of fourth-placed Our Baby Bonus.
"I don't know," was Price's only offering.