Australian Black Type the Main Goal for Kitty Flash

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Quality filly Kitty Flash’s (NZ) (Ace High) quest for Australian honours is likely to be put on hold for a week. 

The daughter of Ace High has settled in well at trainer Andrew Forsman’s Flemington stable and was to have debuted from her new quarters in Saturday’s Listed Desirable Stakes (1400m) at Flemington. 

However, an outside gate (11) has cast doubt on her participation, with Forsman switching attention to another upcoming opportunity. 

“It’s frustrating that she didn’t draw well, but there’s a race for her on Saturday week so we’re probably better not to panic and wait for that,” he said. 

The Gr.2 Angus Armanasco Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield is the race pencilled in for Kitty Flash’s Australian debut. 

“She travelled over well and has settled in, there’s not really a target race over there for her and we just felt the options were a bit limited at home,” Forsman said. 

“We thought trying to gain some Australian black type would be more beneficial, so it’s race by race with her at this stage.” 

Kitty Flash won twice in the spring and was runner-up in the Gr.2 Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) behind Alabama Lass before she finished midfield in the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) after an interrupted run. 

After a freshen-up, the filly returned to beat all but star colt Savaglee (NZ) (Savabeel) in the Gr.2 Levin Stakes (1400m) and was then unplaced in the Gr.3 Almanzor Trophy (1200m). 

“We probably made a mistake in dropping her back to 1200m off the back of that run at Trentham,” Forsman said. 

“She just wasn’t sharp enough off a wide draw at Ellerslie the other night and got left a bit flat-footed so back up to 1400m will be better for her.” 

The stable will have a quiet few days on the domestic scene with two runners at Friday’s Taranaki meeting and a couple at Matamata on Saturday. 

Autumn Breeze will debut in the Guize Mens & Womenswear Maiden (1400m) off the back of a pair of lead-up trials and fellow three-year-old Magnastar (NZ) (Magna Grecia) runs in the Nicci Goodin Designer Florist (1800m) with George Rooke to ride the pair. 

At Matamata, Unequivocal (NZ) (Eminent) is in the Gavelhouse Handicap (2000m) with Michael McNab booked and Ryan Elliot will be aboard Hard Roca (NZ) (El Roca) in the Price Racing Handicap (1400m).

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