Pacing queen Ladies In Red impressed at the Melton trials last night as a warm-up for the biggest test of her stellar career so far.
She charged home into second behind gifted stablemate Honolua Bay to be beaten just 2.5m in a slick 54.57sec last half.
For Ladies In Red, it was an important step towards the $305,000 Group 1 Rising Sun at Albion Park on July 9.
She will tackle the race first-up and potentially stay up north for the Group 1 Golden Girl a week later.
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