Underrated filly Princess Qualo dashed interstate plans for rival Fab Fevola and paid trainer Rob Heathcote's expenses for a skiing holiday with a commanding victory at Doomben.Princess Qualo, spurred on by jockey Larry Cassidy, proved far superior in Saturday's Aspley Hotel Handicap (1200m) to score by 1-1/4 lengths from Gold Coast filly Sweepstaking with Good Emperor a further length away third.Fab Fevola showed blistering speed to lead well into the straight before he struck a brick wall and
Underrated filly Princess Qualo dashed interstate plans for rival Fab Fevola and paid trainer Rob Heathcote's expenses for a skiing holiday with a commanding victory at Doomben.
Princess Qualo, spurred on by jockey Larry Cassidy, proved far superior in Saturday's Aspley Hotel Handicap (1200m) to score by 1-1/4 lengths from Gold Coast filly Sweepstaking with Good Emperor a further length away third.
Fab Fevola showed blistering speed to lead well into the straight before he struck a brick wall and wilted to finish fourth.
Trainer Bryan Guy had no reason to doubt Fab Fevola would handle 1200 metres at his first attempt following his explosive victory over 1110 metres at Doomben on August 1.
However, he conceded the son of Falvelon didn't run the trip and immediately abandoned plans to send him to Sydney for the $1 million Group One Golden Rose (1400m) at Rosehill on August 29.
"He didn't run the trip and he's not good enough," a dejected Guy said.
"He won't be going to Sydney now and I'll bring him back here for another race in a couple of weeks."
Cassidy gave Princess Qualo a dream run in the box seat until he made his winning move just inside the final 200 metres.
Heathcote was due to leave on Saturday night for a well-deserved skiing holiday at Perisher in the Snowy Mountains.
"I'm catching a plane straight after the races to go skiing," said Heathcote, who won the Brisbane trainers' premiership for the first time last season.
Princess Qualo is owned by Canberra businessmen Sam Sergi and Jim Douros who paid $220,000 for her at the Magic Millions sales.
"She's pretty good. From day one I had a massive opinion of her," Heathcote said.
"Her owners flew up from Canberra for her first run at Eagle Farm but unfortunately she was a late scratching.
"I then gave her first run on the cushion track at Caloundra and she won and because the prizemoney was so good I ran her on the cushion track at Toowoomba next run when she finished third.
"She ran a blinder at Doomben last time when she also ran third.
"She's proven she's top drawer and I might have a talk with the owners and discuss whether to send her to Sydney for the spring."
Trainer Gillian Heinrich is also having second thoughts about sending runner-up Sweepstaking to Sydney following her defeat.
"l was thinking about sending her down for the Golden Rose if she won today," Heinrich said.
"I was happy enough with the run but Brad (jockey Brad Stewart) thought she could have travelled a lot better in the run."