Twitchy Frank winning at Caulfield (Image: Racing Photos)
The All-Star Mile-winning combination of Adam Trinder and Anthony Darmanin again orchestrated a successful Melbourne raid when Twitchy Frank led all the way to win Saturday's $150,000 VOBIS Gold Distaff (1400m).
And the Stakes-winning mare, who will retire to the breeding barn at season's end, is a chance to back up in Saturday's Group 1 Sangster Stakes (1200m) in Adelaide according to her trainer.
While he acknowledged that the Morphettville feature will be a huge step up in class, Trinder said the daughter of Choisir had earned a Group 1 swansong after two feature race wins and two placings from only four starts in his care.
"It's been a little bit of an on-the-job learning experience, she arrived to us in January and she raced four days later in the Bow Mistress," Trinder said.
"We were fortunate enough to win the Vamos Stakes with her a few weeks after that and now we've had a little bit of time to breathe.
"This Super VOBIS race came up with a big flashing light because of the prizemoney and it came up with only a field of seven so it just worked out a fantastic result.
"She holds an entry for the Sangster on Saturday in Adelaide which may be a possibility, although I probably would've liked to see her a bit sharper today to really head in that direction.
"We might just give her a really quiet week off the pony and have a throw at the stumps in a Group 1."
WATCH: Twitchy Frank's win
And Trinder reported that his stable star, Mystic Journey, is set to return to work in the coming days ahead of her spring campaign.
While he confirmed that The All-Star Mile winner will be nominated for the Caulfield Cup, Melbourne Cup and the inaugural Golden Eagle in Sydney, Trinder said his top priority remained a tilt at the Cox Plate (2040m) in October.
"She's back on Monday," he said.
"She's really good, she's had six weeks out now and she let down really quickly in herself.
"Realistically, she could've been back in a fortnight ago, she's just started to look a bit bored and agitated in herself but just timing of things I wanted to give her the full six weeks.
"We're hoping to kick off here in the Bletchingly, still as a three-year-old filly at the back end of July and then into the Memsie, which will tell the story for the spring.
"We'll assess as to whether our first mindset is the Cox Plate or revise and look at a Golden Eagle in Sydney.
"There's the Golden Eagle which has got a lot of money attached to it but I'm really keen to see her at a mile-and-a-quarter."
WATCH: Hear from Trinder