Troy O'Neile's decision to give Cassy's Sister one more run before likely sending her to Sydney and a Highway Handicap appointment has proved judicious.
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Ridden by apprentice Reece Jones, the three-year-old filly mowed down race favourite Cool Missile (Andrew Gibbons) on the Tamworth straight to win a $22,000 Class 2 Handicap (1200m) on Friday afternoon.
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The Excelebration filly edged the Kris Lees-train Cool Missile, with the Sandra Ollerton-trained Artistic Licence (Daniel Northey) almost two lengths away in third place.
It was the third win in 11 starts for Cassy's Sister, who now has more than $88,000 in prize money.
She paid $3.90 for the win (TAB fixed odds).
O'Neile said he scratched Cassy's Sister from a Highway Handicap last week to give her an extra run before tackling the metro race.
"I think she's definitely ready now," he said.
The horse has "a lot of potential", he continued, "has done right from the get-go".
She's been very close in a couple of pretty big races. So she's got a big future.
- Troy O'Neile
"She won her first-ever race start by quite a big margin as a two-year-old," he said.
He added: "She's been very close in a couple of pretty big races.
"So she's got a big future."
It was an eight-race TAB meeting at Tamworth on Friday.