The Ciaron Maher stable is eyeing loftier goals for progressive filly Exit, who is set to step out at Flemington this Saturday.

Following a first-up win over 1300m at Sandown on July 16, Exit is likely to contest a Benchmark 70 race over 1400m for three-year-olds.

That was just her second career start, having finished ninth in the Blue Diamond Prelude at Caulfield in February.

Maher’s National Assistant Trainer Jack Turnbull said the stable has always rated the filly highly.

“Hopefully she builds off how she ran first time out and we can look to a (Thousand Guineas) Prelude, or something like that after,” Turnbull said.

“She was very green that day, and just the pressure caught her out, but we’ve always liked her.”

“She’s got a big frame and plenty of growing still to do.”

Exit has strong pedigree links, being out of Secretly Discreet and a granddaughter of Maybe Discreet, winner of the Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m).

Maybe Discreet also claimed the Group 2 Edward Manifold Stakes (1600m), a race her daughter Too Darn Discreet won last year.

Too Darn Discreet is also nominated for Saturday’s Flemington meeting in a Benchmark 84 Handicap over 1600m.