Trainer Kelly Schweida is hoping lightly-raced filly Plain Magic can make the transition from ugly duckling to Queensland Guineas queen after her impressive win at Doomben on Wednesday.Plain Magic scored her first victory in brilliant fashion when she cleared out to win the Clean Domain Maiden (1110m) and the time she recorded suggested the astute Schweida's long-term goal may well be within the filly's reach.Plain Magic clocked 1:04.36 and won by a widening 3-1/2 lengths and her final sectional
Trainer Kelly Schweida is hoping lightly-raced filly Plain Magic can make the transition from ugly duckling to Queensland Guineas queen after her impressive win at Doomben on Wednesday.
Plain Magic scored her first victory in brilliant fashion when she cleared out to win the Clean Domain Maiden (1110m) and the time she recorded suggested the astute Schweida's long-term goal may well be within the filly's reach.
Plain Magic clocked 1:04.36 and won by a widening 3-1/2 lengths and her final sectional of 33.25s for the last 600m was the most impressive part of the performance.
Plain Magic had finished runner-up at her previous two starts and Schweida said the well-related Magic Albert filly had always displayed plenty of promise.
"She's not very big, she's well-named because she's very plain and she's got to step up but she's always shown us a lot on the track," Schweida said.
"It's a long way from a maiden but we will target a race like the Guineas with her and have a go at the bonus QTIS races along the way."
Plain Magic ($1.60 fav) went to the line untouched under Shane Scriven and proved way too strong for La Tomatina ($7) with Waterbury ($17) a further 3-3/4 lengths back in third.
The three-year-old is a full-sister to talented Victorian mare Mistry and Schweida said Scriven shared his belief that Plain Magic could stretch her speed to a longer trip this preparation.
"What you see is what you get with her. She's a real professional racehorse and Shane thinks riding her back in the field over seven furlongs (1400m) will be her go," he said.
"It all depends on how she steps up to the mark at her next few runs but we'll target the carnival with her and take it race by race."
Plain Magic is raced by Schweida's biggest client, Brisbane Racing Club chairman Kevin Dixon, and was the second leg of a winning double for the trainer.
He took out the previous event when Unsupervised ($13) scored a decisive win in the CE Property Services Maiden (1110m) and Schweida said the gelding started way over the odds.
"He had one previous start and got beat 20 lengths but he pulled up with a heart defibrillation and it took a lot of work with the vet to get his heart back into sync," Schweida said.
Unsupervised finished powerfully from midfield to defeat Benny Eggs ($6.50) by two lengths with Girondist ($4.60) a nose away third.