Slipper a nice fit for class filly

CHRIS Waller won his first Magic Millions 2YO Classic with Shaquero on Saturday but he said She’s All Class shouldn’t be forgotten for the Golden Slipper.

Shaquero firmed from $34 in to $17 for the Slipper after his big win but She’s All Class remained at $21 despite a gallant third placing.

The I Am Invincible filly had to jump from barrier 14 and struggled to get into the race but made up plenty of ground in the straight.

“I think the barrier probably cost her, she didn’t have much luck. She was brave and wasn’t entitled to finish third,” Waller said.

Waller knows She’s All Class is good enough to be winning an important race at some point based on what he’s seen so far, and her thumping 4¾-length win in the Magic Millions 2YO at Wyong should be remembered.

“When you look back at a horse’s career you don’t say, ‘we should have won the Magic Millions’,” Waller said.

“If a horse is good enough to win the Magic Millions you’ll win a lot more races. “That’s how I see it.

“If she’s good enough to overcome problems and run that well at that level then I think she’s a Group 1 filly.”

Nothing could be taken away from Shaquero’s win.

Waller said after Finance Tycoon beat him on the Gold Coast the previous week that chasing rather than leading would help him run a much stronger race.

“He (Shaquero) showed good acceleration and I don’t think he’s worked it all out yet,” he said. “He’ll come back to Sydney and we’ll look at the Golden Slipper.”