Trainer Tim Martin is banking on Scouting Wide's McKell Cup win at Rosehill to get the stayer into the Brisbane Cup field.Tye Angland controlled Saturday's Listed feature on the free-running Scouting Wide, taking him to the front early.He gave him a breather mid-race and let Warringah cart the field to the turn where Angland stoked Scouting Wide up and he strode to a commanding lead.Although getting tired towards the end of the 2400 metres, Scouting Wide ($3.70) had done the damage to the rest o

Trainer Tim Martin is banking on Scouting Wide's McKell Cup win at Rosehill to get the stayer into the Brisbane Cup field.

Tye Angland controlled Saturday's Listed feature on the free-running Scouting Wide, taking him to the front early.

He gave him a breather mid-race and let Warringah cart the field to the turn where Angland stoked Scouting Wide up and he strode to a commanding lead.

Although getting tired towards the end of the 2400 metres, Scouting Wide ($3.70) had done the damage to the rest of the field with Two Towers ($61) the only one to get near him, finishing three-quarters of a length away.

"He is one-paced and that's the only way to ride him," Martin said.

"Early on we tried to get him to settle but then we realised the key to him is to be positive.

"If he gets in the Brisbane Cup, he'll definitely be there.

"Hopefully this is enough to get him in the field."

Martin also has ambitions beyond the Brisbane Cup on June 12 believing Scouting Wide's style of racing is perfect for the Caulfield circuit.

"I don't want to get carried away but I think he would be an ideal Caulfield Cup horse," he said.

Scouting Wide was shaded for favouritism by Music Review ($3.60) who put in a career-worst performance to finish last, 43-1/2 lengths from the winner after being eased down by Corey Brown.

Coincidentally, the second worst performance of her career was when she finished 24 lengths from Scouting Wide in the Christmas Cup, falling victim to the same tactics.

"There's obviously a problem and we won't be taking her to the races again in a hurry," trainer John O'Shea said.

"We'll give her a full vet check."

Brown could offer no insights, saying the mare was gone a long way out.

"She lost the bridle at the 1000 metres," he said.

"I felt like I was getting her back but 50 metres later she was gone and got worse and became unbalanced."

The enigmatic Warringah was only marginally better, weakening to finish almost 24 lengths from the winner.

While the honours were with the winner, Two Towers' trainer Wanda Ings was thrilled with his second placing.

"I'm delighted," she said.

"He's being set for the two-mile (3200m) race here in June.

"He's a very honest horse and the stable favourite and with the sting out of the ground he can show his best."