Ralph Beckett is under no illusions about the task facing Ishbelle in the EBF Dick Poole Fillies' Stakes at Salisbury.
An eyecatching debut second was followed by an impressive maiden win at Ripon and she then produced a taking display on her nursery bow at Windsor last month. She tests the water in Listed company on Thursday and will certainly face a stern examination, with Michael Bell's high-class juvenile Margot Did in the line-up.
"It is a step up in class for her and it's a seriously hot race - I think there's actually more strength in depth than there was in the Lowther Stakes at York. But she's in good nick and has done everything right so far, so this is the right next step for her," said Beckett.
"She'll like the ground and we're looking forward to running her. She's been green on all three of her starts to date but she'll be asked a question and hopefully she can answer it the right way. She's working well and I'm expecting her to run well."
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