Early treble for Maher-Eustace

Ciaron Maher and David Eustace continued their blistering start to the new season, preparing three of the first four winners at The Valley on Saturday.

Class mare How Womantic showed she would be a prominent spring player with her first-up victory to open proceedings, and the pair then won the third event with first emergency Flash Flood ($9), before Junipal ($2.15) saluted for favourite punters in the fourth race.

Junipal could also be headed for better races with the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes and G1 Toorak Handicap now well in view after his success in the Powerflo Solutions Handicap (1600m).

"We'll be targeting the Toorak and that's been the plan the whole way," Eustace explained. "He'll take a bit of beating if he sneaks in with a low weight on that.

“He might sneak in the Rupert Clark, which would be going back to 1400 (metres), which we may or may not take that route. We can think about that."

WATCH: Junipal's win

The training partners with bases at Caulfield, Warrnambool and Warwick Farm finished second to the Lindsay Park operation in Victoria last season.

Eustace predicted a bright future for three-year-old Flash Flood after he won the Drummond Golf Handicap (1500m) at just his third start from Celestial Sol ($31) and Jay Gatsby ($19).

"He's a really, really nice horse," Eustace said. "He's still learning his craft. We really liked him the first day.

"He was a bit green but got done at his second start. He did put it together quite well today. The winkers really helped. Well done to the team, that worked well."

Eustace said the horse may get out to 2000m in time.

WATCH: Flash Flood's win

How Womantic took her record to five wins from six starts with the narrow first-up win, where she led up, kicked clear and then held on in a desperate finish.

How Womantic ($2.60 fav) had just a short half-head margin over Parmie ($14), with Fabric ($14) a further half-head away third.

"We actually just today wanted to work out what her ideal trip is because her pedigree suggests that she might get a little further," Eustace said.

"I think 1200 metres is just about spot on. Now we've got plenty of options, confidence is up and we can pick our way through. She handles racing very well so she's in for a good prep."

WATCH: How Womantic's win