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Unbeaten filly chases Group 2 glory at The Valley

Sky ready to fly for Freedman

<p>Mitch Freedman is hoping a visit to The Valley on Tuesday morning at Breakfast with the Best will pay dividends with ‘looky’ filly Skybird in Saturday’s Group 2 Fillies Classic.</p><p>The $110,000 daughter of Exosphere is unbeaten in two starts and earned favoritism on Cox Plate Day off two restricted wins and got familiar with the unique circuit this week.</p><p>Freedman was keeping a close eye on the work riding stablemate Belle Et Riche in the gallop.</p><p>“I know she looks pretty bombproof on raceday, but she does have a look at things,” he said.</p><p>“Getting around the corner she had a fairly good look. I was on the horse in front of her and I could sense that, so we waited to let her accelerate. But once she straightened up and balanced, she was very good to the line.”</p><div class="article-widget article-widget-horse" ng-class="{'loading':loading}" ng-controller="articleHorseWidgetController" ng-init="init(5319265, false);"><articlewidget type="horsecard"></articlewidget></div><p>A $3 favourite with Sportsbet, Beau Mertens will contend with gate 11, the outside alley in the field.</p><p>While Freedman had some reservations as she gets deeper into her preparation, he’s hoping Saturday’s distance and that of the Thousand Guineas at 1600 metres is up her alley.</p><p>“It’s a little bit unknown heading to the mile. She’s been pretty brilliant at the shorter trips, so hopefully it doesn’t take away her turn of foot,” he said.</p><p>“When she’s in a race she is pretty professional and switches off and finishes off.”</p><p>Freedman won on Cox Plate Day in 2009 with Broadwayandfourth in the Crockett Stakes.</p><p><span><strong>WATCH: Skybird's last-start win at Bendigo</strong></span></p><div class="mf-player-container" id="embedded-player"><div style="display:block;max-width:960px;position:relative;"><div style="padding-top:56.25%;"><iframe style="bottom:0px;height:100%;left:0px;position:absolute;right:0px;top:0px;width:100%;" src="//players.brightcove.net/3461375237001/SJTK8W0sx_default/index.html?videoId=6338673642112&amp;contentType=RaceReplay"></iframe></div></div></div>

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