Townsville trainer Steve O'Dea could come under pressure to send talented filly Kiss Me Katy interstate for the autumn if she maintains her unblemished record at Doomben.Kiss Me Katy will line up in Saturday's Alison Best Memorial Hcp (1010m), a race named in honour of the late race results coordinator for Australian Associated Press.The Brisbane Turf Club will also honour Best's services to racing in Queensland by naming the Doomben press box after her.Kiss Me Katy scored a sizzling win on debu

Townsville trainer Steve O'Dea could come under pressure to send talented filly Kiss Me Katy interstate for the autumn if she maintains her unblemished record at Doomben.

Kiss Me Katy will line up in Saturday's Alison Best Memorial Hcp (1010m), a race named in honour of the late race results coordinator for Australian Associated Press.

The Brisbane Turf Club will also honour Best's services to racing in Queensland by naming the Doomben press box after her.

Kiss Me Katy scored a sizzling win on debut on her home track in north Queensland in October before making her comeback at Eagle Farm on January 17 when she gave O'Dea his first metropolitan winner.

The filly's Burdekin owner Joe Rapisarda has asked O'Dea to consider a Sydney trip for the Mull Of Kintyre filly if she keeps her unbeaten record intact.

"The owner is keen to send her to Sydney but I think we'll see how she goes on Saturday first," O'Dea said.

"If she wins impressively again I'll have to consider it, otherwise it might be best to put her away for the better races in Brisbane during the winter."

O'Dea is confident Kiss Me Katy will again acquit herself well despite drawing poorly in barrier 11.

"It's a tougher start at Doomben and the alley should make it more difficult for her," he said.

"But her work this week has been really good and she's fit and well.

"She pulled up quite big after her Eagle Farm win but I was expecting that as she missed a bit of work in Townsville where the tracks weren't good."

O'Dea is campaigning with a team of five horses in Brisbane including Go Cart who will run in Saturday's Class Six Handicap (1350m).

O'Dea has only been training for three years but had a perfect grounding before starting his training career following stints working for Gai Waterhouse and Kevin Moses in Sydney and Trevor Bailey in Melbourne and Singapore.

O'Dea is hopeful Go Cart can improve on his first-up second to Solar Secret in a 1200-metre Class Six at Eagle Farm on the same day Kiss Me Katy was successful.

Go Cart was bought by O'Dea and his brother Jeffrey last year after the Danehill Dancer gelding had been with Guy Walter at Warwick Farm and Patrick Payne in Victoria.

"I got him as a tried horse and when he came to me his feet were badly bruised," O'Dea said.

"His first run for me was at Eagle Farm and I thought he ran a nice race.

"But that was over 1200 metres and I think he'll be better suited over 1350 metres this time despite his big weight (58.5kg)."

Former Perth jockey Ivo Fry will again partner Kiss Me Katy and Go Cart.