A taste of early-season racing could be decisive when the Gai Waterhouse-trained Speak Fondly resumes in Saturday's Sweet Embrace Stakes at Warwick Farm.

The two-year-old filly showed she was one of Tulloch Lodge's more precocious youngsters with a minor placing behind Godolphin pair Calaverite and Igraine in the Gimcrack Stakes in October.

Jockey Kerrin McEvoy expects that early experience to work in the filly's favour when she resumes in the Sweet Embrace.

"She's had a race-day experience and she's all the wiser for that," McEvoy said.

"I haven't ridden her in a race but I've ridden her at home and in her trials.

"She was a nice winner of her trial last time so she's going to go to the races and have a good chance on Saturday."

Speak Fondly beat stablemate Raphael's Cat in her most recent barrier trial and the colt confirmed his promise with a winning debut at Rosehill on Saturday.

She is rated the main threat to the Chris Waller-trained favourite Always Allison.

Alpina is at $21 and the only one of the 12 acceptors yet to race.

Her trainer John Thompson is mindful of her inexperience but regards her highly enough to have kept her in Golden Slipper contention.

"Timing-wise she's in now and ready to go and you never know, she could surprise on Saturday," Thompson said.