Wailea (NZ) (Darci Brahma) got within a nose of victory when she visited Waverley for her last start on March 18, and a return to the same venue on Friday marked another big step forward for the fast-improving filly.
The Pencarrow homebred began her career in Victoria. Back in her homeland and now a member of Steven Ramsay and Julia Ritchie’s Matamata stable, the three-year-old made her New Zealand debut with a big run for second in a photo finish at Waverley last month.