A mare bought as a low cost replacement for a syndicate will be on trial at Moonee Valley for a tilt at the Winter Championship.The obscurely bred Shysta has been a revelation to trainer Greg Eurell and is unbeaten in three runs this campaign heading in to Monday's Aquanas Foods Handicap (1600m).A Hancox Bloodstock syndication, Shysta is by lightly raced Japanese bred stallion Yasey who is best known as the brother of Group One winner and sire Fuji Kiseki.Shysta's dam Shyla won five races and is

A mare bought as a low cost replacement for a syndicate will be on trial at Moonee Valley for a tilt at the Winter Championship.

The obscurely bred Shysta has been a revelation to trainer Greg Eurell and is unbeaten in three runs this campaign heading in to Monday's Aquanas Foods Handicap (1600m).

A Hancox Bloodstock syndication, Shysta is by lightly raced Japanese bred stallion Yasey who is best known as the brother of Group One winner and sire Fuji Kiseki.

Shysta's dam Shyla won five races and is related to three stakes winners in a pedigree that led to Shysta being offered at Melbourne Autumn Yearling sale in 2007.

Despite her humble breeding Shysta has had three wins and two seconds from her six starts and is improving with every run.

She bounced off a first-up maiden win at Sale in April with victory at Kilmore and last start scored in a photo finish at Sandown.

"It is her first time to a mile (1600m) on Monday but I think she will handle the extra distance after winning over 1300 metres last start," Eurell said.

"She handles the wet tracks very, very well and she is in good order."

Eurell said Shysta was only small and Craig Newitt would ride her at 53kg on Monday.

"The races are getting harder and this run will sort her out and tell us where she is at," Eurell said.

He said keeping weight off her back was important and that a belated run at the Winter Championship series could suit her.

"She is a good winter horse and if she runs really well at Moonee Valley we might look at one of the (Winter Championship) heats," Eurell said.

Unbeaten Dash For Cash gelding Our Baby Bonus will take on the older horses for the first time in the Simpson Construction Handicap (1000m) after being scratched from Saturday's Listed Creswick Stakes at Flemington.

Our Baby Bonus will carry only 52.5kg after the 1.5kg claim for apprentice Jason Maskiell and has won two of his four starts at the Valley, including his most recent when he led all the way first-up.

The grey got tired in the closing stages but Price said he had trained on well and he was looking forward to ramping him up in class in the coming weeks towards the Listed Monash Stakes (1100m) at weight-for-age at Caulfield on July 17.