Smart filly She’s No Saint heading toward local stakes target

All roads are leading to a home track black-type feature for talented youngster She’s No Saint, who has already proved competitive with her leading age group rivals.

The Ruakaka-prepared juvenile has acquitted herself well during her short career in strong company and will have an opportunity at Ellerslie this weekend to shed her maiden tag.

Trainer Michelle Bradley has been pleased with the daughter of Prague’s progress ahead of a tilt at The Lawn Shed 2YO (1200m) with a loftier target to follow later in the filly’s preparation.

“I’d love to get a win out of her and my main plan is to aim toward the (Group 3) Northland Breeders’ Stakes here at Ruakaka in August,” she said.

She didn’t waste any time showing her quality during her first campaign with a debut second behind subsequent Listed Champagne Stakes (1600m) winner Incandescent, with third placegetter Enchantment going on to win the Listed Welcome Stakes (1000m).

She’s No Saint then ran third to the impressive Te Encuentro to qualify for a crack at the country’s richest two-year-old prize.

“She’s been in strong fields, and I was really happy with her first couple of races to get into the Karaka Millions (Listed, 1200m) and didn’t disgrace herself at all,” Bradley said.