Courtesy The West Australian website:

Shirazamatazz, who impressively won Saturday's $45,000 Aquanita Stakes (1600m), is aimed at the $300,000 WATC Derby (2400m) in five weeks.

The Aquanita Stakes was the event in which Northerly, ridden by Carbery, scored his first win three years ago. He was having his second race, carried 52kg and started at 14/1.

"Staying potential was shown by Shirazamatazz when he won at Pinjarra and Ascot mid-week meetings in the past month," trainer Fred Kersley said. "He performed better than I expected in the Aquanita and now looks worthy of a Derby start."

Tritri ran minor places at Ascot in four of her five starts before she won Saturday's Sinfully Wild Handicap (1200m) for jockey Peter Knuckey.

"She's a nice mare whose problems seem to have been overcome," Kersley said. "She will race on in special conditions company."


Island Temptress, who won Saturday's $45,000 Ascot 1000 Guineas (1800m) by 3¾ lengths, has been entered by trainer John Bow in the $150,000 WA Oaks (2400m) on April 12 and the WA Derby.

Bow said he was confident the Island Morn filly, a winner at three of her past five starts, would be hard to beat for jockey Alana Sansom on Saturday.

"Island Temptress ran a very good fifth in the Sheila Gwynne Stakes two weeks ago," Bow said.

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