Bound For Earth has set up an intriguing battle in the final two races of the Princess Series with a head-bobbing victory over dual Group One-winning juvenile Guelph in the Furious Stakes at Randwick.

In a drama-packed finish, winning jockey Nicholas Hall appeared to misjudge the finishing line and put his whip away 25 metres from the post.

He quickly realised his error and again resumed to push his filly out hands and heels to the line and his last-ditch persuasion was enough to get her the verdict by a short head.

Stewards spoke to the Victorian jockey after the race and Hall pleaded guilty to a charge of not riding his mount out. He was fined $1000.

"It was an honest mistake," Hall said.

Specked from $21 to $19, Bound For Earth settled worse than midfield and made her run with Guelph who started a heavily backed $1.65 favourite.

Both fillies were impressive and O'Shea felt the residual fitness Bound For Earth had retained following a winter carnival campaign in Brisbane may have made the difference.

"We've always had a nice opinion of her and she had no luck in Brisbane," O'Shea said.

"I think when she gets to a mile she will be at her best.

"It will be interesting to see her and Guelph, they are going to have some good tussles over the next month."

The Group Two Furious Stakes, which was reduced from 1400m to 1200m this year, is the second leg of the Princess Series which also includes the Tea Rose Stakes (1400m) in two weeks and Group One Flight Stakes (1600m) a fortnight later.

Both O'Shea and Guelph's trainer Peter Snowden confirmed their fillies would progress to the those two races.

Snowden was disappointed Guelph didn't win but was still satisfied by her return.

"She ran as well as she could," Snowden said.

Thump won the opening leg of the Princess Series and showed that was no fluke with a fighting third, finishing a head behind Guelph.