Caulfield trainer Mick Price is circumspect about the emergence of four-year-old mare Velocitea as a top-class sprinter.The winner of Adelaide's Group One Goodwood Handicap (1200m) in May, Velocitea will have her fifth run for Price when she resumes in Saturday's Group Three Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.Price expects that she will be in the finish again, and may even make it her fourth win since joining his stable this year, but for the moment he is measured when he talks of her long-

Caulfield trainer Mick Price is circumspect about the emergence of four-year-old mare Velocitea as a top-class sprinter.

The winner of Adelaide's Group One Goodwood Handicap (1200m) in May, Velocitea will have her fifth run for Price when she resumes in Saturday's Group Three Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.

Price expects that she will be in the finish again, and may even make it her fourth win since joining his stable this year, but for the moment he is measured when he talks of her long-term spring prospects and is keeping things in perspective.

"She is a good mare and will run very well but I wouldn't be saying just wait until I get her to something like a Salinger, or superstar stuff like that," Price said.

"She has got fantastic form with three wins and a second in four runs for me but I just think she's had a dream go at things.

"She hasn't clobbered them in the races she has won and she has drawn some nice gates with some nice rides and had a lot of things go her way.

"I am just not sure when she is put under absolute pressure how much margin have I got with her."

Velocitea's only defeat for Price was two starts ago when she was beaten less than a length when second to Rostova in the Group One Sangster Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville.

She had previously won two stakes races at Caulfield and capped her campaign with a long neck win over Catapulted in the Goodwood.

Price won't shy away from any challenge with Velocitea and is keen to find out just how good she is this spring when the racing is tougher.

"She's had a normal spell and normal preparation and is going pretty well," Price said.

"She's has a couple of nice trials and if she runs second on Saturday that will be okay but I'm half-thinking she can win.

"I can't tell you if she has improved at all from last time but I don't think she has to really."

Formerly trained by Brian Mayfield-Smith, Velocitea has won seven of her 18 starts and her record when fresh is outstanding with three wins and second from five first-up runs.

Craig Newitt won the Goodwood on her when riding her for the first time and has retained the mount for the Bletchingly for which she is the $3.70 favourite with TAB Sportsbet, ahead of AJC Australian Derby winner Shoot Out ($4) who is also resuming.

Bendigo-trained three-year-old Tollesprit ($8 in to $7) and Keano ($9 in to $8) have been market shorteners along with Mr Baritone ($13 in to $10).