Robert Smerdon doesn't know whether Persian Star will run 3200 metres but he is prepared to take the punt and find out when the mare backs up in Saturday's Andrew Ramsden Stakes.The five-year-old daughter of 2002 Toorak Handicap winner Shot Of Thunder posted her second win from her past four starts when she took out the Cleanevent Hcp (2800m) at Flemington on Saturday.She defied a betting drift from $3 to $5 to defeat Fordee ($7) by a length with Golden Charmer ($8) another six lengths away thir

Robert Smerdon doesn't know whether Persian Star will run 3200 metres but he is prepared to take the punt and find out when the mare backs up in Saturday's Andrew Ramsden Stakes.

The five-year-old daughter of 2002 Toorak Handicap winner Shot Of Thunder posted her second win from her past four starts when she took out the Cleanevent Hcp (2800m) at Flemington on Saturday.

She defied a betting drift from $3 to $5 to defeat Fordee ($7) by a length with Golden Charmer ($8) another six lengths away third.

Persian Star was Smerdon's eighth winner since Tuesday after his successful Warrnambool carnival and the mare was aided by a beautiful ride from Glen Boss who completed a double having earlier won the CleanDomain Hcp (1410m) on Mr Chard.

Smerdon said he was reserved about Persian Star's prospects due to the track being rated as dead.

"She's not really suited on affected ground and I was concerned before the race," Smerdon said.

"Glen (Boss) said he thought the track had deteriorated to worse than its actual rating to a slow and that's not really her ideal surface.

"The ride was something special, she's got that short run and he was able to use it to advantage."

Persian Star is proving to be a tough mare and Saturday's Andrew Ramsden Stakes (3200m) at Flemington will be her 14th start this campaign, which has already yielded three city successes, the other two over 2040m at Moonee Valley.

"She's got a great constitution," Smerdon said.

"I think this time last year she got beaten at Mildura but she's just gradually improved and she can use that short sprint.

"She's got better over further ground.

"We'll see if she can run 3200 metres next week."

Persian Star, who has won six races and placed in another eight from 31 starts, is from the same family as prolific winner Precise Timing who claimed a Group Three Launceston Cup and a Listed Toowoomba Cup among his 18 career victories.

Meanwhile, the Tony Noonan-trained Kutchinsky is bound for the Group One Queensland Derby (2400m) at Eagle Farm on June 12 following his win in the Curran Chemicals Hcp (2000m) at Flemington with Craig Newitt in the saddle.

Kutchinsky will join his high-profile stablemate Ortensia in Brisbane.

The mare will be chasing a Group One treble, starting with Saturday's BTC Cup (1200m) en route to the Doomben 10,000 (1350m) on May 29 and Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) two weeks after that.

Ortensia is the early favourite for all three races with TAB Sportsbet while Kutchinsky is a $13 chance for the Derby.