Paul Messara will return home from his latest British sojourn this week to start preparing Milanesa for some of the plum spring races in Melbourne.The filly booked a spring campaign with a devastating finish to win Saturday's Brisbane Town Plate (1400m) at Eagle Farm.The daughter of Snitzel jumped from the outside barrier in the big field and was more than 10 lengths off the leaders on the home turn before she powered home to down Startsmeup by a long neck.Messara tuned into the Milanesa's victo

Paul Messara will return home from his latest British sojourn this week to start preparing Milanesa for some of the plum spring races in Melbourne.

The filly booked a spring campaign with a devastating finish to win Saturday's Brisbane Town Plate (1400m) at Eagle Farm.

The daughter of Snitzel jumped from the outside barrier in the big field and was more than 10 lengths off the leaders on the home turn before she powered home to down Startsmeup by a long neck.

Messara tuned into the Milanesa's victory from London after he saddled up his Group One winning mare Alverta who finished third to Starspangledbanner in the Group One Darley July Cup at Newmarket on Friday.

Stable representative Barry Wintle had no doubt Milanesa, who failed at her previous start in the Listed Australia Post Stakes (1400m) at Eagle Farm last month, would be a worthy contender in Melbourne.

"There's no doubt she'll be on the truck to Melbourne for the spring after she has a short break," Wintle said.

Wintle has worked alongside Messara for three years after spending 10 years with David Hayes in Adelaide.

"I think she'll have no trouble running a mile (1600 metres)," he said.

"I spoke to Paul last night after Alverta ran third and he was pretty excited.

"Alverta will be staying on and running in France next start.

"She's starting to eat up now after she lost all the weight on the trip over."

The Group One Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield in October will be Milanesa's main spring mission.

Wintle said he wasn't concerned when Jim Byrne had Milanesa at the rear of the pack approaching the home turn.

"Jimmy rode her perfectly. He just sat right back and smoked his pipe and allowed her to do the rest," he said.

"We were fairly confident she'd win today. She wasn't quite ready early on but she's finally broken through now.

"We're not sure what happened to her at Eagle Farm.

"The race wasn't run to suit her. She ran third at the Gold Coast at her previous run first-up and may be it was the second-up syndrome."