Trainer Steele Ryan declared underrated mare Cariad the best horse he's trained and is confident she'll prove it in the winter following her explosive victory in the Listed Sky Racing Nudgee Quality at Doomben.Cariad was at the tail of the field approaching the home turn when apprentice Justin Wood let loose on the four-year-old who stormed home for an easy 2-1/4-length win over Spanish Fling in Saturday's 1200-metre feature.The favourite Zippy Lou was a long neck away third.Ryan has big winter

Trainer Steele Ryan declared underrated mare Cariad the best horse he's trained and is confident she'll prove it in the winter following her explosive victory in the Listed Sky Racing Nudgee Quality at Doomben.

Cariad was at the tail of the field approaching the home turn when apprentice Justin Wood let loose on the four-year-old who stormed home for an easy 2-1/4-length win over Spanish Fling in Saturday's 1200-metre feature.

The favourite Zippy Lou was a long neck away third.

Ryan has big winter carnival plans pencilled in for Cariad who took her record to four wins and four placings from 10 starts.

"I've been telling people for 12 months she is the best horse I've trained," Ryan said.

"You can throw in horses like Chinchilla Rose and the others. She's the best."

Ryan said Cariad had a lot of mental issues which had held her career back.

"She had a lot of problems in the head early on and it's been a hard grind to get her right," he said.

"This was only her 10th start and she jumped several grades to win a Listed race."

Ryan will chase a similar fillies and mares race in a fortnight with the daughter of Sequalo before easing her up to prepare for the winter carnival.

"The (Group One) Winter Stakes is the race we're after but she'll run in all the top fillies and mares races along the way," he said.

Meanwhile, Tamworth apprentice Jessica Drury was on cloud nine after landing her first city winner aboard Ollie Vollie in the Brothers Junior Rugby Club Handicap (1110m).

Drury, 21, has outridden her country claim and posted her 91st career win when Ollie Vollie stormed home to down Casholet by three-quarters of a length.

"I'm over the moon, I'm excited and stoked," Drury said.

"I went through the form a million times and things worked out just the way we planned."

Winning trainer Sue Grills had no concerns about using Drury who had never previously ridden in Brisbane.

"Tim Bell usually does most of my riding but he's suspended and won't be back until next Friday," Grills said.

"Jess is a very good apprentice but she hasn't had many opportunities since she outrode her claim."

Drury still has 12 months to go on her apprenticeship and hasn't ruled out moving to Sydney as a senior rider.

"I went to Paul Perry for three months last year and I wouldn't mind having a go in Sydney one day," she said.

Drury, who has ridden at all the metropolitan tracks in Sydney, had no intention of becoming a jockey when she first joined Ruth Cooper's stables at Moonbi in the NSW New England area after finishing Year 10 at Tamworth.