'Bit of a feel about her': New level Within reach for Baker filly
Trainer Bjorn Baker is quietly confident exciting filly Within The Law can go to another level in the spring as he sets his sights on the upcoming Princess Series.
Within The Law is one of several spring contenders set to step out at Tuesday's barrier trials at Rosehill Gardens with the filly set to line up in a 900m heat.
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The daughter of Lucky Vega is on the third line of betting at $8 for the Group 1 Flight Stakes with Baker keen to follow the tried and true three-year-old fillies path through the spring, which kicks off with the Group 2 $300,000 Silver Shadow Stakes (1200m) on August 23.
'She is going super,' Baker said.
'We will go through the fillies series and I think she has come back a little bit bigger and stronger.
'You don't get carried away but she has the temperament and everything about her suggests maybe she can be a filly that can go on to that next level.
'With two-year-olds, it's always a bit of a question mark but I have a bit of a feel about her.'
It was a remarkable two-year-old season for Within The Law that could have ended in disaster.
She won the Group 2 Sweet Embrace Stakes before escaping serious injury when she went through the running rail and lost her rider in the Group 1 Golden Slipper.
Within The Law was able to get back to the races to finish third in the Group 2 Percy Sykes Stakes and then came a close second to Nepotism in the Group 1 Champagne Stakes.
'She did a great job and is more of a raceday racehorse rather than a trackworker,' Baker said.
'From that point of view I think, she may be able to step up another level.'
She won't be the only two-year-old stepping out on the morning with a plethora of youngsters lining up, including Skyhook, West Of Swindon, State Visit, Blitzburg, King Of Pop, Memo and North England.
Baker also has last start Group 1 Sydney Cup winner Arapaho having his first trial over 1000m in a heat that also includes stablemate Perfumist.
Group 1 performer Lindermann is among the Chris Waller-trained spring hopefuls set to step out while Canadian Group 1 winner Moira is in the same 900m heat.
Waller will also saddle up his first trialist in the Godolphin royal blue with Commemorative in a 900m heat.
Originally published as Bjorn Baker predicting big things for exciting filly Within The Law this spring
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