Godolphin filly Photograph will shoot for Group 1 Thousand Guineas after Sandown demolition

A Godolphin two-year-old filly is on her way to better races in the spring after a powerful win at Sandown on Wednesday.

Photograph is in the frame for better races after a dominant display at Sandown on Wednesday.

The smart Blue Point filly, trained by James Cummings, surged past stablemate Diamond Firetail to win the 2YO Handicap (1300m) by 3¼ lengths under champion jockey Blake Shinn.

Photograph, out of Memorial, is a half-sister to Godolphin pair Commemorative and Contemporary.

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“She did everything right, she jumped nice, we ended up in a lovely spot … and she balanced up and really let down with a powerful sprint and held that right to the line,” Shinn said.

“A sign of a filly going forward into the spring and who knows, she could be effective in better races.

“She’s not the biggest filly but she’s got a lovely action and relaxes well, I feel like she’s got a good future, James will take his time with her, he’s a master and that was a dominant win today.”

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Photograph is a $26 chance in TAB’s pre-nominations market for the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) on November 16 at Caulfield.

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Godolphin’s Melbourne representative Nacim Dilmi appreciated the performance on Wednesday.

Photograph placed fourth in her first two starts, earlier in the year, and then resumed with a strong win at Scone three weeks ago.

Photograph, ridden by Blake Shinn, wins the two-year-old handicap at Sandown on Wednesday. Picture: Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images

“She only arrived (in Melbourne) a few days ago and settled in really well,” Dilmi said.

“She’s not the biggest but she’s definitely got an engine there, it was good to see her dominating in that style … her win at Scone was very dominant and she’s done it again, so it’s good to see.

“The way she won here today, she’ll go further than 1300m, we’ll obviously take our time with her but she’s heading in the right direction.

“She’s not very big so James isn’t going to rush things with her.”

Originally published as Godolphin filly Photograph will shoot for Group 1 Thousand Guineas after Sandown demolition