June 1 2017

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Anthony Cummings changes focus from Golden Slipper to Rose with Kanga's Eye

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But that boat sailed without the Denman filly, which wasn't quite ready for the autumn. Instead she spent a bit of time at Stuart Ramsey's Turranga Farm growing and maturing and returns with an eye to the Golden Rose instead of a Golden Slipper.

"After that Gimcrack run I thought, 'what have we got here'," said Cummings, who trains in partnership with son Edward.

"I was looking forward to the autumn with her but when she came back in, she just had some aches and pains, so she went back to Stuey's farm.

"She still has that talent and ability, so she was going to get her chance to show it, and the way she is the right time is now.

"We gave her that time and she can come back at this time of year and work through her grades."

Kanga's Eye will attempt to follow a path that has worked in the past for the early spring black type races of getting race-hard fit.

"She has a very fast pedigree and we have been teaching her to settle since getting her back," Cummings said. "What we are thinking is space her runs and let find her way to those early three-year-old races next season.

"There is no doubt about her talent and she is a lot stronger now. What we want to do is get some prize money and make sure she is ready for those races like the Golden Rose."

Kanga's Eye has had two barrier trials where she went back and travelled behind horses and found the line strongly under a grip from her jockey. A good sign considering Cummings believes "she beat herself" on debut. She has drawn well in gate three on Saturday at Rosehill and it would not be a surprise to Cummings if she can test a handy two-year-old field.

"She should get a soft run from the draw and we'll find out if the work we have done with her has worked," he said.

"That first run she got worked up in the stalls and blew the start and was chasing all the way. To do what she did was the run of a nice filly and she has kept showing that."

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