The first metropolitan win of Lucky Lucky Lucky's career came with an unflattering stable insight into why it took until Sunday for the promising stayer to achieve a city breakthrough.

Rated good enough to run in the Queensland Derby as an inexperienced three-year-old, Lucky Lucky Lucky has since left Steve Englebrecht a frustrated and disappointed trainer.

Appropriately, it seems Lucky Lucky Lucky's fortunes have taken an upward turn after he got the better of Murphy's Delight to win the Time To Shop at TAB Handicap (2200m).

And it's all because Lucky Lucky Lucky is starting to grow up.

"He was a bit of an empty head but he's settled down and he's starting to be a racehorse now," Englebrecht said.

Carrying $4 to $3.20 support, Lucky Lucky Lucky raced worse than midfield but he was the horse to beat as far out as the 400m after he was urged forward by jockey Blake Shinn.

"I had the race won at the turn and on that he'll run a mile-and-a-half," Shinn said.

Murphy's Delight's defeat was a rare one at the meeting for the all-conquering Chris Waller stable.

He trained the winners of the next two races, Kermadec in the Mossman @ Vinery Plate (1400m) and Lucy's Look in the Pro-Ride Handicap.

Kermadec ($7.50), unwound from the back of the field to make a winning debut in racing silks worn to Group One success by Rangirangdoo.

Waller, missed a rare Sydney meeting to saddle up third-placed Bull Point in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield, also prepared Richie's Bickies for a first-up win as an $18 chance in the Drummond Golf Handicap (1600m).

Joe Pride, who sent Target In Sight to Melbourne to win on the Caulfield card, produced Diamond Oasis at Warwick Farm where the gelding won his second race from three starts for Pride and his first wearing blinkers.