The Ciaron Maher team has brought Seraphox to Melbourne aiming for a Stakes event that might unlock numerous pathways for the juvenile.

Seraphox is set to compete in the Listed Anzac Day Stakes (1400m) at Flemington this Saturday following two outings in Sydney, where he claimed victory at Warwick Farm in his latest appearance.

The Maher team gained a strong initial sense of the colt, prompting them to enter him straight into the Group 2 Todman Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill last month; although he ended up second last, the margin to the victor was just four lengths.

Jack Turnbull, National Assistant Trainer for Ciaron Maher Racing, noted that Seraphox is a colt the team holds great expectations for.

“He’s a beautiful horse,” Turnbull said.

“It’s the right trip and it’s the right time to bring him down.

“He debuted in a good race on a Saturday in Sydney and did a few things wrong, and then he won his maiden next time around.

“He’s been down here a couple of weeks, and he’s taken to the left-handed direction without a problem.

“He’s a placid animal and has taken no extra work to settle him in, he’s been very natural and very straight forward.

“He will be a very interesting horse because he will continue to get better as he’s only young and whatever he does over 1400 (metres) you can potentially look to the spring, if he takes that step.”

Turnbull indicated the team will follow Seraphox’s showing on Saturday before deciding next moves, without dismissing a Brisbane campaign during winter.

The Group 2 BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Eagle Farm on May 30, along with the Group 1 JJ Atkins (1600m) at Eagle Farm a fortnight after, represent possible targets for Seraphox.

“There are races in Brisbane if we wanted to push on, or we could put him away and go through the pathway of trying to get him to the (Caulfield) Guineas in the spring,” Turnbull said.

A different Sydney-based two-year-old, Nialah, will also line up in the Anzac Day Stakes after placing third in a maiden on her debut at Wyong in her sole prior start.

Turnbull mentioned Nialah needed time to adjust and develop into a proper racehorse.

“Early in her career she was very fast and fierce, but she’s settled a bit now and we were pleased with how she ran at Wyong,” Turnbull said.

“Joe and the team up there in Sydney were pretty keen to step her up in trip, so she’s come down for an early chance at some Black Type.”

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