The Lindsay Park stable is confident of securing another South Australian juvenile feature with Ethereum Girl in Saturday’s $120,000 Listed Oaklands Plate at Morphettville.
Amazingly the 1400m late season two-year-old feature has produced the past two South Australian Derby winners in Coco Sun and Femminile, while Instant Celebrity won the race in 2020 before she went on to claim Group 1 success in a Robert Sangster Stakes.
JD Hayes said Ethereum Girl had done everything required following a first-up win at Mornington on June 9.
“(She) was impress on the heavy at Mornington first-up,’’ Hayes said on SEN track.
He also giving a strong push for stablemate Beast Mode who resumes in a very good Benchmark 80 race over 1000m earlier in the day.
“Beast Mode has trialled up super, Ethereum Girl has earned a crack at that grade,’’ Hayes added.
Both horses will be ridden by Rochelle Milnes who holds a three-win lead in her search for a first Metropolitan Jockey Premiership.
Ethereum Girl is currently a $4.20 chance with Sportsbet while Beast Mode is a $4.50 chance in Race 4.