Millionairess Real Love made a one-act affair of Friday night's Group III The Sporting Globe After The Last JRA Cup (2040m) encouraging trainer Darren Weir to take a shot at the Caulfield Cup.
Settled back in the field by Brad Rawiller as Tom Melbourne cut out the opening sectionals, Real Love tracked into the race with little urging and was travelling so well she struck the front before the home turn.
The 6yo chestnut daughter of Desert King hit line three lengths to the good of Maurus with Tarquin two and three-quarter of a length back in third. (photo Grant Courtney).
It was the eighth stakes win for the Bob Peters homebred advancing her overall record to 10 wins, 6 seconds and 6 thirds from 31 starts with earnings of $1,321,910,
There is just one thing missing on Real Love's resume, A Group 1 win and Weir said she will be given the chance to right that.
"She needed to do what she did tonight to think you're a chance of getting into the Caulfield Cup," Weir said.
"Bob's (owner Bob Peters) a realist, he just said she needs to be running well to push onto that and I think he'll be happy with what he's seen tonight.
"She trained on beautifully since her second run and presented great tonight.
"She's a pretty simple mare to train and she's very sound, and she's a great racehorse.
A sister to the stakes-placed Desert Glow and a half-sister to the Group III winner Suspicion, Real Love is the tenth
Desert King (IRE) is currently serving his 16th book of mares in Australia where he stands at Lauriston Park at a fee of $6,600.
