John Hawkes was more focused on education rather than anything too ambitious after Deep Field delivered as one of the shortest-priced Sydney favourites of the season at Canterbury.

Backing up a 10-length win at Gosford with a 4-1/2 length stroll in the TAB Quaddie Handicap (1100m) on Wednesday, Deep Field confirmed an off-season boom that the usually hard-marking Hawkes didn't try to downplay.

Deep Field went out at $1.09 after bookmakers bet $1.14, making him one of the hottest favourites to win in Sydney since Black Caviar was in town.

"He's got a great turn of foot, that's what he does and he's got a really, really bright future," Hawkes said.

But Hawkes insists Deep Field needs to become a kinder racehorse to reach his potential despite producing rare acceleration for a midweek winner under Melbourne jockey Dwayne Dunn.

"If he is going to go to the top level he's got to switch off," Hawkes said.

Dunn said the result was never in doubt despite Deep Field having an over-zealous attitude.

"It was probably pretty painless once I found the front, even though he still did a bit wrong," Dunn said.

"As John said to me before the race we're still trying to teach him because there are bigger and better things in front of him."

The late Guy Walter's influence on Sydney racing continued as Sam Clipperton all but sealed the Sydney apprentices' title.

Bush galloper Strictly Concert led in a quinella for two ex-Walter-trained horses in the More Than Ready Handicap (1550m).

Strictly Concert, trained at Tamworth by Mark Mason, finished over the top of Dragon Flyer, who was the last winner trained by Walter and having his first start for John Thompson.

Clipperton, who has been granted a two-week extension on his time as an apprentice, has a seven-win lead over suspended rider Serg Lisnyy.

Mason said he was guided by the advice of a much older jockey in giving Strictly Concert his chance in the city.

"It's a long way to come from Tamworth to find out if he can run the distance but Robert Thompson assured me he would get it," Mason said.