Winning Horse: Miss Albania (Aus)

4yoM Magnus (Aus) - Little Artist (Aus)(More Than Ready (USA))

4 starts - 3 wins 1 third $118650

Other Wins

1st Moonee Valley Drummond Golf (Bm70) 1000m (2020)

1st Moe Nextra Moe Mdn Plate 1114m (2020)

Other Placings

3rd Ballarat 4Cyte Joint Health Mdn Plate 1200m (2020) (Debut Run)

Race Result:

1st: Miss Albania (C Newitt/E Jusufovic) - $4.80F

2nd: Excelida (D Oliver/T Dabernig & B Hayes) - $5.50
3rd: Foxy Lady (D Stackhouse/M Laurie) - $9

Winning Time: 1:02.47 Last 600m: TBA

Margins: ¾L x 1¼L

Winning Trainer: Enfer Jusufovic

“Last start we went from maiden grade to a benchmark 70 because I’ve always liked this horse. She shows, to me, that she’s got the ability. I thought she was extremely well placed today albeit these $125,000 aren’t easy to win and other horses in this race have got more experience.

“She’s a mare that I said last start would progress to better races and it’s more her mannerisms, I think. She’s extremely professional and puts her in good stead.

Exciting to have a horse with such consistent speed: “Everyone would be aware that my horses generally are backmarkers so she’s a little bit different.”

What’s next: “See what’s on offer. She may go out for a break now but I’ll have a meeting with John (Williams) and the Albanian community - we’ll go out and have some Albanian food - and take it from there.”

Winning Jockey: Craig Newitt

“She’s very fast. I was a little hesitant here today from a wide gate as it didn’t look like there’d be a lot of speed in the race, but she crossed hard on the bridle, straightened up and I still had a lapful (to spare).

“When I went through her gears she still had her ears pricked and I was holding onto her a little bit longer. She’s pretty exciting.

“It’s a really good track here for speed horses and I drew wide, happy to just stay in the middle of the track down the side so I wasn’t in a race with anyone vying for the lead and when I decided to come down she was already well and truly clear of them.

“She just idled along and then she quickened up really good.”

** FLEMINGTON yesterday - Phillip Stokes on Standish third-placed Defiant Dancer: “Happy enough with the run. If he pulls up well, I’ll see what happens with the ratings and I might just run in another benchmark 84 race down the straight in a fortnight. The maybe a little break and aim towards the Adelaide carnival.

“He had no issues down the straight. It was a harder race and it was sort of a trial. He tried hard and that’s about where he’s at at the moment.”

** SALE tomorrow - Mathew de Kock keen on Imagine Howe in Race 4: “He was really good at his last start. He had a little rest because he wasn’t settling in his work so we just went back to square one, changed some equipment on him and he settled last time out. He ran a good fourth and I think he’ll go well.

Northern Reign in Race 2: “She was disappointing debuting at Caulfield but she’s showing a lot of speed at home so I expect her to go better in this.”