Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young hold New Zealand-bred mare Impecunious (NZ) (Sacred Falls) in high-regard and are looking forward to the four-year-old mare’s resumption at Sandown over 1300m on Wednesday.

A maiden winner at Riccarton for Michael and Matthew Pitman, Impecunious scored at her first start for the Busuttin-Young camp before a luckless fourth placing in the Gr.2 Armanasco Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield in February. She then ventured to Sydney, where she finished third in the Gr.2 Phar Lap Stakes (1500m) and the Gr.1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m). 

“She trialled nicely last Monday week and she has ticked over nicely from that,” Young said. 

“It’s a nice place to kick her off and get her campaign under way. 

“We’ve got her nominated for all the good races (Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate, Melbourne Cup) and we want to get her out in trip a bit later on but she’s only won over 1200m for us so far.” 

Young said Impecunious would be ridden quietly on Wednesday by Luke Currie as when pressed forward previously she does not finish her races off.