An impressive but almost lapsed piece of form against one of the stars of the Sydney spring carnival re-emerged at the right time for Berry Delicious to win at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
In coming from last to take out the Shop With The TAB App Handicap, Berry Delicious underlined her own promise while reminding everyone about the untapped talent of Group One winner First Seal.
First Seal graduated to the top of the three-year-old fillies ranks in Sydney in winning the Flight Stakes last month.
But on her way there she clashed with Berry Delicious and came off second best, finishing behind Wednesday's winner when fourth in a Sydney midweek race.
It was reference forgotten in the betting ring as Berry Delicious almost doubled her opening price before firming late to start at $8.
"She has been screaming to win a race," trainer Jason Coyle said.
"You've got to remember at Canterbury in her first preparation she beat home First Seal (in finishing third). I think everyone forget that today.
"I kept looking at the formline because when she kept drifting I kept thinking to myself that somebody knows something that I don't. At least they were wrong."
With Kathy O'Hara riding a patient race despite a modest tempo, Berry Delicious swept down the middle of the track to beat the favourite Savoureux ($3.50) by 1-1/4 lengths.
Electrifyn' ($3.70) raced outside the speed and held down the minor placing, a further long neck away.
Coyle insists Berry Delicious is worthy of being set for better races after her off-season campaign comes to an end.
"We'll keep her going and try to win another one or two races and then give her a little break and focus on Adelaide in the autumn and then Queensland," he said.
"Queensland winter might be her go. You get plenty of three-year-old fillies races up there and she probably needs that little bit of extra time anyway."
Premier trainer Chris Waller was relieved Tommy Berry was able to win on Religify ($4) in the Sportsyear Sprint.
Berry rode Saigon Tea for Waller when the mare got too far out of her ground before finishing second in a Flemington race during the Melbourne Cup carnival.
But the leading jockey got his timing right on Wednesday as Religify ended the unbeaten run of the $1.80 favourite Craftiness.