Trainer Shane Nichols out to continue winning run with well-bred filly Torsheen at Sandown on Saturday
Nichols will run the well-bred Torsheen in the two-year-old fillies handicap at Sandown in which he will chase the stable's fifth win with its last seven runners.
A minor issue forced Torsheen's breeders to withdraw her from a yearling sale last year when the Toronado filly was set to fetch a good six-figure sum.
Torsheen is a half-sister to two-year-old Group 3 winner De Sonic Boom and Listed sprint winner Laverrod.
'I really like her,' Nichols said.
'She's a beautiful filly that I was really lucky to get.
'She just had a little change to one of her knees so they pulled her out of the yearling sales.
'She's a half to two stakes winners so I'm sure she would have sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars because she's a lovely type.'
Torsheen has had three jumpouts this time in, finishing second at her last two hit-outs.
Nichols said Torsheen could find 1000m too short on debut but he expected the youngster to give connections cause for optimism for the rest of her campaign.
'Her jumpouts have been really good and I'm sure she will improve with experience,' Nichols said.
'She might find the 1000m a bit short but the big track at Sandown is a good place to start her off.
'I don't know if she can win a race like that against a few smart ones but I'm confident that we'll walk away from it happy with her run.
'She'll definitely keep improving after that.'
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