Jenni takes trip to Caulfield

[Wandering Eyes]

Pride Of Jenni (Pride Of Dubai) has taken a step closer to her second-up assignment with a gallop at Caulfield.

Ciaron Maher took advantage of taking a small team of horses away from Cranbourne for gallops at Caulfield on Tuesday morning.

One of those horses was evergreen Trelawney Stud bred mare Pride Of Jenni who is building towards a start on Saturday week.

Maher indicated the Gr.1 Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington was the likely next assignment for Pride Of Jenni while the Gr.1 Queen Of The Turf Stakes (1600m) at Randwick next month is also under consideration.

Pride Of Jenni resumed her autumn campaign finishing third to Tom Kitten in the All-Star Mile (1600m) at Flemington on March 7.

Maher said Pride Of Jenni had taken natural improvement from the run and galloped strongly on her own at Caulfield.

“Dec (Declan Bates) said she was wanting to pull him in half early in the gallop, so that’s always good to see,” Maher said.

“She had a nice blow after her first-up run where she ran pretty quick time, fresh up, so she will take natural improvement and she wasn’t here (this morning) to bring her on or anything, it was just a tick over gallop.

“I’m quite happy with how she came through her first-up run. Her weight is good, her action is good and she just had an easy time this morning.

“The Australian Cup or the Queen Of The Turf, is next, but at this stage the Australian Cup.

“You would think Flemington is more chance of being drier than Sydney, but the main thing is she came through it well and we’ll track towards the Australian Cup.”

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