It is full steam ahead for Sister Havana's assault on the $NZ1 million Karaka Millions at Ellerslie later this month despite her unplaced run at Eagle Farm.Sister Havana finished an unlucky fourth to dead-heaters D'Jet and Starstreamed in Saturday's Number 1 In Racing Hcp (1000m).D'Jet's victory gave comeback jockey Glen Killen his first winner since ending eight years in retirement last month.Killen - who holds the record for having ridden the longest-priced Group One Stradbroke Handicap winner

It is full steam ahead for Sister Havana's assault on the $NZ1 million Karaka Millions at Ellerslie later this month despite her unplaced run at Eagle Farm.

Sister Havana finished an unlucky fourth to dead-heaters D'Jet and Starstreamed in Saturday's Number 1 In Racing Hcp (1000m).

D'Jet's victory gave comeback jockey Glen Killen his first winner since ending eight years in retirement last month.

Killen - who holds the record for having ridden the longest-priced Group One Stradbroke Handicap winner with his success aboard 100-1 shot Sir Wisp in 1977 - was having only his 12th race ride since being relicensed.

"I retired in March, 2002 but I went to Singapore and rode as a work rider for three years before I came home," Killen said.

"I was getting too fat and my weight shot up to 65 kilos so I decided when I came back home to have a go at riding again.

"I've always kept riding in trials but when my fiancee, Louise (White), got her trainers' licence I decided to try again and eventually my weight came back to 53 kilos."

Neither Killen nor D'Jet's trainer Col Williamson thought they had won and neither did Starstreamed's trainer Tony Webb.

"I thought my horse was in front one stride past the post," Killen said.

"I put the whip away three times before the post and only rode her hands and heels."

Jockey Stathi Katsidis had a hard luck story to tell to Sister Havana's trainer Liam Birchley.

Sister Havana, who romped in at Doomben at her previous start, missed the jump slightly and was hampered in the straight by Larry Cassidy's mount Fillydelphia.

"I was trying to push out in the straight but couldn't get into the clear," Katsidis said.

"I wasn't disappointed at all with her run but I think she might need winkers or blinkers next time."

Birchley felt Sister Havana should have won and said he would head to New Zealand full of confidence.

"She missed the start for some reason and was annoyed by that other runner down the straight," Birchley said.

"I thought it was a very good run under the circumstances and she'll still go over for the Karaka Millions."

Meanwhile, Webb is looking to the future with Starstreamed who was runner-up at Toowoomba at his only other start.

"He's a good colt but he's still learning what it is all about," Webb said.

"Half a win is better than nothing and I'll take it.

"I'm not in a hurry with him and he's going to make a very good three-year-old next season."