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Hawkesbury trainer Brooke Somers will take on some of racing’s heavyweights with her filly Enchanted Glory in Wednesday’s $200,000 Wyong Magic Millions 2YO Classic.

Somers has only been training for a short time and is hoping her Olympic Glory filly, a half-sister to Group winner Squamosa, will help establish her stable.

“It’s so exciting to have a runner in the race and I really have a good opinion of her,” she said.

“I’ve had a rotten 12 months with bad luck and hopefully this filly can turn it around.”

Somers bought Enchanted Glory from Arrowfield Stud after she was passed in at the Magic Millions sale last January.

“I got her for $25,000 but I had to use the last of my mum Tricia’s savings to get the money together. She was very generous and had a lot of faith in me,” Somers said.

"The filly has a beautiful pedigree and is a neat little thing with excellent balance.”

Somers initially struggled to sell shares in Enchanted Glory but after she finished a close second in a trial at Wyong last Monday behind the Snowden-trained L’cosmo her phone has been running hot.

“The Snowdens have a fair opinion of their horse and she was only just beaten in the trial,” Somers said.

“I’ve knew my filly was pretty smart from the get-go but it’s hard to get people to support a small stable.”