Short Fuse (NZ) (Per Incanto) began her preparation in the best possible fashion at the Te Rapa trials on Tuesday, winning her 880m heat by a neck.
“It was a nice trial and she did what she was asked,” trainer Graham Richardson said. “She was there for an outing and that’s what she got.
“She will go through the grades this preparation and hopefully get some black-type.
“She will probably have her first-up run on Melbourne Cup day at Ellerslie, I think there is a (rating) 82 1200m there.”
Meanwhile, Group One winner Volpe Veloce (Volpe Veloce) has returned home after her two run campaign in Sydney.
The six-year-old mare finished ninth in the Gr.2 Theo Marks Stakes (1300m) before tailing the field home in the Gr.2 Shannon Stakes (1500m).
“She is back home. She had a week off over there and a week off here,” Richardson said.
“Her first race was a very good run, but her second one was very disappointing.”
Volpe Veloce is set to return to work on Wednesday with a tilt at the Gr.1 Railway (1200m) on the cards.
“The Railway will be the focus for her,” he said. “We will certainly look at all of the options, but it’s too early to say, but with the Telegraph (Gr.1, 1200m) being a weight-for-age race, that’s quite enticing. It’s a smart move.”
