Tennessee Bound would likely challenge for favouritism in the race for which she is entered at Caulfield, but Ciaron Maher is keen to continue his conservative approach with the unbeaten mare.
The four-year-old is therefore most likely to be next seen in Wednesday’s 1200-metre Evergreen Turf Handicap at Sandown.
The 78-rater is nominated for Saturday’s $150,000 benchmark 78 over 1100m at Caulfield, but gets into Wednesday’s $50,000 BM74 event with 59kg after the 3kg claim for Jabez Johnstone, which Maher’s assistant trainer Jack Turnbull said was hard to resist.
“We won’t try to jump too many bars in a row with her, we’ll just go up in slight increments,” Turnbull said.
“She’s done nothing wrong since the last win. She’s an exciting prospect, she had a nice gallop away last week with Blake Shinn on, and he was very fond of her.
“She looks like she’s improved. We could have gone to Saturday, but the programming allowed us to hopefully notch another win before going to an 84.”
Tennessee Bound, a daughter of Written Tycoon who wears Gerry Ryan’s Limerick Lane colours, is chasing a fifth win in a row to start her career.
She graduated from a Kyneton maiden to a Caulfield Heath BM66 in her first campaign, also winning in BM62 grade at Cranbourne, before a first-up win in benchmark 70 grade on Caulfield’s Heath track.
Tennessee Bound drew barrier three for Wednesday’s 14-horse race, for which she was $1.85 favourite on Tuesday morning.
Another daughter of Written Tycoon the Maher camp is likely to opt for the easier option with is Signature Scent, who will have her first run since Anzac Day at Caulfield.
Three three-year-old is entered for the $200,000 Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m), but is most likely to appear in the $150,000 fillies handicap over 1100m.
Signature Scent was freshened after three runs in Adelaide, winning at restricted level before a Listed third placing in the Redelva Stakes (1100m) and a fifth in the Group 2 Tobin Bronze Stakes (1200m).
“The addition of blinkers was a huge help in Adelaide, got her back to being competitive at Stakes level,” Turnbull said.
“She only had two weeks off, so she’s got a lot of residual (fitness), been in training not so long and she’s just had that one jumpout last week, so she’s in good order.”
