The talented daughter of ill-fated Stratum was having her first run back from a
spell and blew her rivals away to win the 1200 metre sprint by a length and a
quarter."I thought she was spot on going into today and it was a great ride by Jason (Collett)," said her trainer Bjorn Baker.
"She'll improve for that and her track work suggests she's better than what we've seen and I think she'll go to another level.
"The best is yet to come, she's a bit scopey mare that's taken a bit of time to fill into herself."
Baker will wait before deciding on Egyptian Symbol's (image Steve Hart ) next start but has a plethora of options including a trip south for the back end of the Melbourne spring and a freshen-up for the lucrative Magic Millions meeting on the Gold Coast in January.
"We may go to Melbourne – we'll just see how she comes through today," Baker said.
"Of course she's a Magic Millions horse as well and then you've got to think about the Sydney in the autumn.
"So we'll just take it one step at a time."
Bred and retained by Bruce Neill's Cressfield after passing in at the Magic Millions National Yearling Sale, Egyptian Symbol has won four of 11 starts earning over $428,000 in prizemoney.
She is the best of five winners from former glamour mare Our Egyptian Raine, a Group I winner in New Zealand, who placed in no fewer than nine Group I races in Australia.
Our Egyptian Raine has a yearling colt by Zoustar and a filly foal by Smart Missile.
Egyptian Symbol is the 31st stakes-winner for former Widden Stud stalwart Stratum, who passed away last month.
