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Last-start Group 3 winner set to line up in Australasian Oaks

Last-start Auraria Stakes (Gr 3, 1800m) winner Tyche Goddess (Teofilo) will look to follow up her victory in the Group 3 when she lines up in the Australasian Oaks (Gr 1, 2000m) at Morphettville on Saturday. 

Despite landing a Group 3 on her last start, for which he was sent off at odds of $41,  co-trainer Trent Busuttin believes the filly has been slightly overlooked in the Group 1. 

"When they win at big odds people think it's a fluke," Busuttin said. 

"There's no doubt Steinem, with the right run, probably wins the race and is probably a deserved favourite, but our filly has done nothing wrong. 

"She's run third in a Wakeful and ran in the Victoria Oaks at a breakneck speed and wasn't really given a chance the way the race was run. 

"She was very good first-up and second up drew out wide and went back to last, in a slowly run race, and hit the line OK. 

"So, we went over to Adelaide knowing she would run well and what was a surprise was the odds.

"She's drawn to run well and she should run well.”