All in order for Alizee to complete G1 double

A “perfect” track gallop has brought the brilliant filly Alizee to her peak for a second G1 win in two weeks in Saturday’s Thousand Guineas at Caulfield.

Trainer James Cummings sent Alizee to Caulfield on Tuesday morning for a routine familiarisation exercise and came away with exactly what he wanted, and more.

“I couldn’t be any happier with the way she handled Caufield this morning. Her work was perfect,” Cummings said.

“She got around the track without any trouble and the change of scenery will keep her stimulated.”

Alizee became the first G1 winner for her sire Sepoy, and a first for Cummings since joining Godolphin, when she bounded away with the Flight Stakes at Randwick on September 30.

“I’m happy that she’s where she was before the Flight Stakes and I’d say she’s come through that race better than her previous run”, the trainer said.

“She’s deep into her preparation but she has enough condition to allow her to hold her form from her last start which was a fabulous effort.”

Alizee, who will be ridden by Glyn Schofield, will face only seven opponents and start from barrier two in the Thousand Guineas.

But despite her impressive form and condition, Cummings is taking nothing for granted.

“The small field in the Thousand Guineas will be in her favour, but ultimately she will need to make her own luck at some stage,” he said.

“We’re taking on the Melbourne fillies on their home patch, but we’re happy with the way she’s arrived and we’re looking forward to the challenge.”

Most prominent among her opposition are the fillies Booker and Shoals, both of whom have strong form lines.

Shoals was a winner at G2 and G3 level before being beaten at her latest appearance by Booker who had been placed in Group races at her previous three starts.