Jersey Lily is already Group One placed and trainer Les Bridge believes the best is yet to come.The six-year-old stepped up her spring preparations with two barrier trials in as many weeks, the latest at Warwick Farm on Thursday when she finished third to Ilovethiscity.She is scheduled to resume in the Listed Toy Show Quality (1300m) at Warwick Farm on Saturday although she usually improves with a run under her belt.Bridge is pleased with Jersey Lily's progress and says history suggests she can

Jersey Lily is already Group One placed and trainer Les Bridge believes the best is yet to come.

The six-year-old stepped up her spring preparations with two barrier trials in as many weeks, the latest at Warwick Farm on Thursday when she finished third to Ilovethiscity.

She is scheduled to resume in the Listed Toy Show Quality (1300m) at Warwick Farm on Saturday although she usually improves with a run under her belt.

Bridge is pleased with Jersey Lily's progress and says history suggests she can raise the bar again this spring.

"She's going good. I'm hoping this will be her best preparation," Bridge said.

"She's got better every prep so hopefully this will be her best one."

Jersey Lily is relatively lightly-raced for her age and has won four of her 22 starts and been placed on another 11 occasions.

She broke through for an overdue stakes success last spring when she took out the Listed Herald Sun Stakes (1400m) at Flemington and added to her black-type haul winning the Listed Wiggle Quality (1400m) in the autumn.

She was also runner-up to Aloha in the Group One Coolmore Classic (1500m) in March then was spelled following her sixth to More Joyous in the Queen Of The Turf Stakes.

While Jersey Lily will kick off her campaign in Sydney, Bridge is also planning a return trip to Melbourne which has been a happy hunting ground for him over the years.

His biggest win in the southern capital was in 1987 when he claimed the Melbourne Cup with Kensei.

But he has also enjoyed big race success there with the likes of 1985 Caulfield Guineas winner Drawn, 2002 Nestle (now Myer) Classic winner Miss Zoe and the ill-fated Hot Danish who took out the Salinger Stakes in 2008.

Bridge hasn't ruled out having a shot at this year's Group One Myer Classic (1600m) with Jersey Lily but says she will have to be in a purple patch of form.

"It's weight-for-age the Myer, that's the only thing," Bridge said.

"But if she's goingreally well we might have a crack at it. The distance will be no worry for her."

Bridge said Jersey Lily would be his main carnival hope but he wouldn't be surprised to see one or two of his younger horses step up to the plate over the spring.

"She'd be the main one at the moment but I've got a lot of young horses coming through and one of them might come up," he said.

Bridge has also taken over the training of talented six-year-old Leica Larrikin, formerly with Richard Freyer.

Like Hot Danish, Leica Larrikin is by Nothin' Leica Dane and is Group performed having finished runner-up to Elusive Touch in last year's Aurie's Star Handicap.

He has been off the scene since last spring but indicated he may have something to offer this campaign, winning a 1200m barrier trial at Warwick Farm this week.