Relaxed Akari Ready For Light Fingers Test

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Having learned to harness her brilliance, talented filly Akari is being given a shot at Sydney's benchmark fillies, starting in the Group Three Stakes at Randwick.

Trained by , Akari faces a first-up stoush with star filly , along with Group One winners Kiamichi, Lyre and Flit.

The three-year-old strung together a hat-trick of wins last preparation, two at stakes level including one on day at when she produced a dazzling finish from midfield.

Widdup said the victories coincided with Akari finally learning to conserve her energy in races.

“Obviously at Flemington and the day she won the Reginald Allen, it was probably the first time we've seen her relax and hit the line,” Widdup said.

“That's the pattern I'd like to get her into.”

Despite the heavy rain in Sydney over the past week, Akari has not missed a beat in her build-up to Saturday's race.

Widdup says the naturally athletic Akari is still carrying residual fitness from her Melbourne campaign and while she has improved during her break, he concedes she needs to if she is to compete with the top fillies.

“She probably has to improve to be getting near them as well,” Widdup said.

“But they're the only three-year-old fillies races that are available and I wanted to have her ready for them.

“I'm more than prepared to give her a crack at them.”

Akari remains steady at $26 while Libertini has eased slightly to $2.60 with the early money coming for the Peter and -trained who has been crunched from $15 into $8.50.

The Widdup-trained has been accepted for the Light Fingers and a benchmark race at on Friday night with the likely to determine which race she contests.

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