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The Chris Waller-trained Mr Miller oozed class as he streaked away with the Bankstown Sports Handicap (1500m).
It was only a benchmark 78 but Mr Miller is clearly a stakes horse in the making and will be given his chance to qualify for the Group 1 $1.5 million Epsom Handicap (1600m) at Royal Randwick on October 3.
With Waller at Caulfield for the Memsie Stakes meeting, stable representative Darren Beadman described Mr Miller as a “lovely horse”.
“Mr Miller should be five (wins) from five (starts),” Beadman said.
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“He’s a very push-button type of horse and puts himself into the right spots in his races. He has the turn of foot to put them away quickly.”
Mr Miller ($1.90 favourite) did just that under Tommy Berry, racing clear to win by three lengths from stablemate Invader Zim ($61) with Silvanito ($31) third.
Berry might have been struggling with a heavy bout of influenza but he had ridden three winners from the first five races on the program after his earlier success on Transcend and Zalique.
“I certainly don’t feel like I’ve ridden three winners,” Berry said. “But it is worth it when you get to ride nice horses like Mr Miller.
“He’s a real natural, this bloke. He’s very fast out of the machines then as soon as you put him in a spot, he switches off.
“I loved how he picked up around the bend and he feels like has so many gears.
“He hit the front a long way out and wanted to have a look around but I still made him find the line as he will be up against bigger races and stronger opposition soon.”
Mr Miller, a four-year-old by Almanzor, was having only his fifth start, scoring his third win to go with his two unlucky second placings.
TAB Fixed Odds price assessors slashed his odds for the Epsom to equal third favourite at $11 behind unbeaten New Zealand mare Well Written at $4.50 with Autumn Boy at $6.
Beadman said Mr Miller would need to get his rating up to secure an Epsom start although Waller could look at some of the qualifying races like the Cameron Handicap, Bill Ritchie Handicap or Shannon Stakes to get into the field for the feature Randwick mile.
“I think his rating might be too low to get into an Epsom at the moment but he could get there through one of those qualifying races,” Beadman said.
“Chris has given him plenty of time and everything this horse has done so far has been very impressive.
“He is certainly a horse that is getting everyone to take notice of him.”
