Natural Fling too fast for rivals in Quezette Stakes

The Tony and Calvin McEvoy training partnership has a wealth of choices with the exciting filly Natural Fling, who achieved a commanding victory first-up at Caulfield.

The father-and-son training duo may well be looking at a Group 1 sprint in the weeks ahead for the Home Affairs filly, following her triumph in the Group Quezette Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday.

Sent out as the $2.40 favourite with Damian Lane in the saddle, Natural Fling raced away to a four-length win from Scintillation ($16), with Oh Yes She Did ($14) a further three-quarters-of-a-length behind in third. Punters trying to find the best online bookmakers saw the well-backed favourite deliver an emphatic performance.

Natural Fling stopped the clock in 1:03.91, a time just shy of 0.5 seconds quicker than Hard Kick's effort in winning the colts' equivalent, the Group 3 Vain Stakes (1100m), one race earlier.

Stepping out for just her third career start, Natural Fling was successful on debut at Caulfield in May before finishing second in the Magic Millions 2YO National at the Gold Coast later that same month.

Calvin McEvoy conveyed his enthusiasm, stating that Natural Fling is a filly of considerable quality.

"We had to pay good money for her at the sales, but we have really good owners in her and they stumped up the cash to buy into a Home Affairs filly," McEvoy said.

"These colours are famous within our stables and we've always had her at the front of the bus in our team of two-year-olds and now three-year-olds, and her trial was fantastic and for her to come here and back it up in a great race, it's so pleasing."

McEvoy indicated that the stable had worked on harnessing the filly's inherent speed, noting that while she was running fast, the pace was controlled.

"She's grown up this preparation, and she was impressive and put a gap on a quality field," McEvoy mentioned.

"We won this race with a filly that carried the same colours, who was very good, and this filly may be like her."

That filly was Sunlight, who captured the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) at Flemington in 2018.

The McEvoy's will consider the Coolmore Stud Stakes for Natural Fling, but a more immediate goal might be the Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) at Sandown on September 5.

"There is the Cap D'antibes Stakes (a week later) which comes up, there is the Coolmore which would be a great race to win, and we may even consider the Moir with no weight," McEvoy stated.

"They are all good options. She is a Group winner which is so important for the pedigree, and I don't think that is the end for her."

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