The step up from midweek racing to autumn carnival glory seems assured for Once Were Wild and Griffon who sailed through their assignments at Canterbury on Wednesday.Oaks-bound filly Once Were Wild dominated a small field of older horses over 1900 metres while exciting sprinter Griffon cruised to victory over 1100 metres after missing the start.Trainer Gai Waterhouse said Once Were Wild would have her next start in the Group One Storm Queen Stakes (2000m) on Easter Saturday while Bart Cummings w

The step up from midweek racing to autumn carnival glory seems assured for Once Were Wild and Griffon who sailed through their assignments at Canterbury on Wednesday.

Oaks-bound filly Once Were Wild dominated a small field of older horses over 1900 metres while exciting sprinter Griffon cruised to victory over 1100 metres after missing the start.

Trainer Gai Waterhouse said Once Were Wild would have her next start in the Group One Storm Queen Stakes (2000m) on Easter Saturday while Bart Cummings was still mulling over where Griffon would go next.

But he was confident it would be to a major race after the $1.55 favourite racked up his third win from three starts this campaign.

"I really think he's got a future," Cummings said.

"Eventually he'll be capable of 1300 to 1400 metres but where he goes next, we're still working on it.

"We'll just wait and see. I wasn't entirely happy with him so I scratched him on Saturday but he's fine now."

Cummings said Griffon had a slight temperature on Saturday and the four-year-old was vetted when he arrived on course on Wednesday.

Griffon came out last but Glyn Schofield steadily worked him along the fence coming to the turn.

He tried to come out for a run but when that closed he steered him through on the inside to beat Nightofthegeneral by half a length with the jockey giving Griffon an easy time to the line.

"There were no worries at all," Schofield said.

"He was a bit fresh so he gazed around at the start but in the end he was doing it comfortably under an easy ride."

Once Were Wild ($1.40 fav) also had an easy time in the McGrath Foundation Handicap, leading all the way to beat Readiness by 5-1/2 lengths.

"She's just too strong, too perfect," Waterhouse said.

"She is a beautiful filly and honest as the day is long.

"She will go to the Storm Queen and then on to the Oaks.

"She's got Group horse written all over her but whether it's Group One yet, we'll have to wait and see."

Once Were Wild is owned by John Singleton who persuaded Waterhouse to aim stablemate More Joyous at the Doncaster Mile, leaving his other filly to target the Oaks.

The AJC Australian Oaks (2400m) is on April 17, the same day as the Doncaster.