Adrian Bott targets G1 triumph via Miss Chanel at Randwick

Adrian Bott did not foresee Miss Chanel remaining in action on the last day of the Sydney autumn carnival when she began racing in January.

Intending to spell her after every start, Bott notes the filly has compelled her owners to keep going with her schedule, always in contention and achieving a top Group 1 finish in the Sires' Produce Stakes (1400m) last time out.

On Saturday at Randwick, she tackles the Champagne Stakes (1600m), seeking to be the seventh filly in two decades to beat the colts and geldings, following She's Extreme in 2022 as the most recent.

"This is her seventh run, which is a little bit unorthodox," Bott said.

"I can't say it's by design.

"She has been remarkably consistent, but each time I've thought it's possibly our last run for the preparation, she seems to have put in another improved run again and done well off the back of it.

"I am mindful that at some point, she is going to have that run that says she has come to the end of her campaign, and it's not going to be a surprise when she does.

"But off the back of what we've seen, she hasn't given us any indication in her work. Her weight is great, appetite good, she's bright in herself and a mile should really suit."

In the Champagne Stakes field, Miss Chanel shares the busy schedule tag.

Zambales, the Godolphin colt, is likewise on start seven, with Fireball, Diameter and Persian Wonder each on their sixth effort.

Miss Chanel came from off the tempo in the Sires' Produce before finishing strongly, but Bott looks for her to take up a forward spot on Saturday owing to the wide draw.

"From the draw, we're probably going to have to be a bit more positive," he said.

"Naturally, we think we can be stepping up to a mile, and she has sat on pace in some faster races over 1100 and 1200 earlier in the prep, so she does have tactical speed."

Gai Waterhouse, Bott's training associate, has secured the Champagne Stakes five times, including Pierro's win in 2012, but the combination is yet to succeed in it.

Most of their recent juveniles were sprinters or Golden Slipper types, leaving Miss Chanel as the $5.50 shot to deliver their first.

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