Promising filly Graceful Anna is back in work but she won't be seen in Sydney this autumn.Trainer David Pfieffer plans to campaign the Magic Millions Trophy winner exclusively in Brisbane where the Group One Stradbroke Handicap could be among her targets.Graceful Anna enjoyed a break in the paddock after she took her record to five wins from six starts at the Gold Coast in January.Pfieffer said she was likely to have a barrier trial in Sydney before heading to Brisbane where the Group One Winter

Promising filly Graceful Anna is back in work but she won't be seen in Sydney this autumn.

Trainer David Pfieffer plans to campaign the Magic Millions Trophy winner exclusively in Brisbane where the Group One Stradbroke Handicap could be among her targets.

Graceful Anna enjoyed a break in the paddock after she took her record to five wins from six starts at the Gold Coast in January.

Pfieffer said she was likely to have a barrier trial in Sydney before heading to Brisbane where the Group One Winter Stakes would be her major goal.

"I've mapped out her preparation already," Pfieffer said.

"She will go straight to Brisbane and her main aim will be the Winter Stakes.

"I'll start her off in a weak 1000-metre, set weights race. She is such a trier and I don't want her to bust her guts first-up.

"There are quite a few three-year-old races for her and if she comes back and her performances are above average, we may consider the Stradbroke.

"She'll only get 51 kilos and three-year-old fillies have a great record in the race."

La Montagna (2006), Private Steer (2003) and Dane Ripper (1997) have all won the Stradbroke as three-year-old fillies in recent years while Ortensia was third to Black Piranha last winter.

Pfieffer has only been training for a short time after working as foreman for the late Tony Wildman for many years.

While getting a horse of Graceful Anna's calibre is crucial to a young trainer trying to prove himself, Pfieffer knows it will be a long road ahead.

He is focused on building his team, training winners and establishing a niche for himself in the competitive Sydney environment.

"It's a tough game. No-one will give you a go or give you a horse until you win a big race and then if you win a big one everyone says, `well anybody can get one horse going'," Pfieffer said.

"But I've got about 13 yearlings getting broken in and about 10 two-year-olds who are untried and a few of them are going nicely."

Among Pfieffer's two-year-olds who have raced is filly Snap Dragons.

After winning a Warwick Farm barrier trial by 7-1/2 lengths, Snap Dragons started favourite on debut at Rosehill in November but failed to beat a runner home after getting her tongue over the bit and choking down.

She is poised to resume in a 900m race at Newcastle next Saturday and if she wins, Pfieffer will consider giving Snap Dragons the chance to earn a spot in the Golden Slipper.

"If she can win at Newcastle I might throw her in the deep end in a race like the Sweet Embrace Stakes," Pfieffer said.

"I'll play it by ear but if she can't make the Slipper we might look at the Brisbane carnival."