Godolphin-owned filly Colette crowned her rapid improvement this preparation with an easy win in the Gr.1 Australian Oaks (2400m) at Randwick.
Having broken her maiden at Newcastle in February, Colette has not been beaten in three starts since and started favourite for the Oaks on the strength of an easy win in the Gr.3 Adrian Knox Stakes over 2000m at Randwick the previous week.
And just as in the Adrian Knox, Collette defeated Toffee by by 2-1/2 lengths with Quintessa filling the minor placing.
Trainer James Cummings, who also trained Colette’s sire Hallowed Crown, said his filly just continued to improve.
“She’s a beauty. A few runs ago someone asked me it must be a pretty good horse if you are sending Darren Beadman (assistant) all the way to Newcastle to saddle her up in a maiden on a Saturday and I think they were on the money there,” he said.
“She’s from a really good Northern Hemisphere family out of Singspiel mare and she just lapped up the staying journey today, we owed Bossy won after winning the Newmarket for us about a month ago.”
Jockey Glen Boss said the win was easy as it looked.
“They walked for the first 1000m but that didn’t bother me as I know she has more turn of speed than most of them.” he said.