Lightly-raced filly And Rock has been earmarked for a Group One spring campaign with the Thousand Guineas high on the list of objectives.Trained by John McArdle, the daughter of Fastnet Rock took a step in the right direction when she posted her first win in Wednesday's D'Urban Hcp (1300m) at Sandown.Although looking uneasy on the heavy (10) track, she had too much class for her rivals and, ridden by Chris Symons, scored by 1-3/4 lengths from Angela's Dream and Coronet Bay.Bought for $100,000 af

Lightly-raced filly And Rock has been earmarked for a Group One spring campaign with the Thousand Guineas high on the list of objectives.

Trained by John McArdle, the daughter of Fastnet Rock took a step in the right direction when she posted her first win in Wednesday's D'Urban Hcp (1300m) at Sandown.

Although looking uneasy on the heavy (10) track, she had too much class for her rivals and, ridden by Chris Symons, scored by 1-3/4 lengths from Angela's Dream and Coronet Bay.

Bought for $100,000 after being passed in at the Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale, And Rock was having only her fourth race start after being competitive at her other three runs.

She signalled her coming success with a first-up second to Poetic Verse at Seymour 10 days ago.

"We have always thought she might be a Thousand Guineas filly," syndicator Rob Slade of Slade Bloodstock said.

"She has always shown us quite a bit.

"I don't think she really handled the heavy ground as good as what she might have today but she was still too good for them."

And Rock is the fifth winner for broodmare Bee And Bee who is a daughter of Grand Lodge.

"Being out of a Grand Lodge mare we thought she would get at least a mile (1600m) and hopefully a lot further," Slade said.

"She relaxes in her races early and runs on well and there is certainly plenty of upside to her."

Meanwhile, in-form apprentice Daniel Stackhouse, who landed a double at Sandown, expects to get a clearance later this week to extend his stay with premier trainer Peter Moody.

Stackhouse, who is from New Zealand, is on loan to Moody and the 21-year-old is hopeful he can get six months added to his apprenticeship.

He claims two kilos and rides at a minimum 54kg.

Moody trained both his Sandown winners - There's Only One and Lethal Arrow.

He has ridden 74 winners in New Zealand this season and 19 in Australia including 17 on Melbourne's city tracks.

"He looks like getting a six-month extension which will carry him though to the end of January and which would be great for the stable," Moody said.

"The added bonus is that we have a claimer (apprentice) there that is in great form and it gives him the opportunity to outride his claim."

Patrick Payne trained his first city quinella when Fieldmaster, ridden by his sister Michelle Payne, beat Jumpin Jack Cash, ridden by Kelly Myers, by 4-1/2 lengths in the Betfair Hcp (2400m).