Dixie Chick sings right tune for Pfieffer

Wednesday 23 March 2016, 6:15pm

Tommy Berry's ride didn't pan out the way trainer David Pfieffer thought it would but it wasn't enough to stop promising filly Dixie Chick winning at Kembla Grange.

Pfieffer had designs on Dixie Chick settling much closer to the lead in the Anytime Fitness Albion Park Handicap on Wednesday.

Instead, the filly raced a long way of out her ground before producing a sweeping run in the better going down the outside of the track to make it two wins from three starts.

Her win gave Pfieffer the first leg of a double as Roman Odyssey closed the meeting with victory in the TAB More Than Winning Handicap.

Of his two winners, sparingly raced Dixie Chick appeals as the horse to follow.

"I probably didn't expect her to be that far back today ... let's call it a well-timed run,' Pfieffer said.

"But that's what she can do if you let her go through her gears, she can be really dazzling late in the race."

Pfieffer said he wasn't against making plans to run Dixie Chick in better races before the end of the season.

"We won't rule Brisbane out for a little trip up there for the winter carnival, but we'll take it one step at a time and see how see pulls up from here."

Pfieffer shared training honours with Chris Waller.

Three-year-old Tremezzina returned to form in fillies and mares grade while import Hipparchus appreciated a strong tempo to win over 2000m at his second Australian start.

"With this type of horse it's all about confidence," Waller said. "They're just like us. When their confidence is up they go to another level.

Berry rode a double at the ATC with his other win coming on two-year-old Divine Prophet for Hawkes Racing.

"He's still learning. He's still a baby and doesn't know what to do yet," Michael Hawkes said.

Hawkes expects the race to provide a valuable insight into Sydney's end-of-season juvenile races.

"I think there will be a bit of depth come out of today's form," he said.

– AAP

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