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Connections eyeing big spring targets for daughter of Headwater

Saturday’s Percy Sykes Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) winner Jamaea (Headwater) will now head for a spell, with co-trainers Robert and Luke Price targeting races such as the Tea Rose Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) in the spring, before a possible assault on the Gold Coast.

"She'll have a month to five-weeks in the paddock and we'll just nurse her from there," Price said.

"She might be back at the races early September, end of August if everything goes to plan for a couple of those stakes fillies races."

"Races like the Silver Shadow and the Tea Rose might be the pinnacle, but she's obviously a Magic Millions horse as well.

"We could end up at the Magic Millions after a light spring, two or three runs, depending on how she comes up, then she might head up to Queensland for one run into the Magic Millions."

Price said the plan was for her to race in the Golden Slipper Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m), but believes not competing in that race was the best thing for her.

"We thought we could get her into the (Golden) Slipper, we thought she was good enough to get there," he said.

"As it turns out, it was probably a great thing we didn't end up there with the track still being quite rain affected. Tommy (Berry) trialled her and thought she isn't suited on a wet track.

"She's quite a good little filly and she's just been so consistent, she had excuses in that run where she went bad in a hot fillies race.

"Her sectionals every time she goes around are nearly the best sectionals all day and she's going around on days when decent horses are racing.

"She's certainly great for our team and puts a boost in your step that's for sure.”