She might just be ready to join the candidates eyeing off that huge Kosciusko prize at Randwick, and Monday's feature sprint at Tamworth looms as a key stepping stone.
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Smart Armidale mare Heaven's High looks primed to add to her already impressive record third-up in the Tamworth Rush over 1200m.
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The five-year-old daughter of dual Cox Plate winner So You Think has seemingly put the writing on the wall two runs back, charging home late in a good race at Moree before holding her ground in the much tougher Dan Baker Sprint over the Coffs Harbour carnival.
At her best on firm tracks, Heaven's High hasn't quite recaptured that form of her last prep when she beat good Class 2 and Class 3 fields at this track before an outstanding victory at home in the Armidale Newmarket at BM 85 level.
That said, a few rivals also appear at the peak of their prep.
Home-track mare Arleta scored one of the best wins of her career here earlier this month in a BM 66, beating Yulong Base, who then won Saturday's Highway at Rosehill in dominant fashion; while emerging Gosford five-year-old Classic Gaming backs up from a first-up success at home in a BM 68.
Meanwhile, Scone's band of form stables are set to launch a raid on the maiden battles at Tamworth, starting in the opener with four-year-old Pride Of Mo on debut for Rod Northam, and talented four-year-old Valar Dohaeris second up for Brett Cavanough - both out to upset local sprinter and heavily fancied Rubic Honour.
Then promising three-year old Ranuncula, by former Group 1 Golden Rose winner Exosphere and trained by Stephen Jones, looks a serious threat in a Maiden Hcp (1200m) after making up a tonne of ground in heavy going on debut at Muswellbrook.
