Promising stayer Obsessive looks to have set himself up for a lucrative spring campaign when he closed out his current preparation with a classy victory at Te Rapa on Saturday.

The lightly raced three-year-old notched up his second career victory when he outstayed another promising type in Surrey over 1600m in the last race of the day.

Trainer Clayton Chipperfield admitted he had some nervous moments when the rain arrived during the day which saw the track downgraded to a Slow8 for the race.

“That was probably as bad as he wants it as I think he is a much better horse on drier ground,” he said.

“If he had been in one of the early races I would have told you to put your house on him I was that confident, but that rain made me have second thoughts.

“He won his maiden on heavy ground but he did that on raw ability and it was the first race that day.

“Now that the tracks have turned I think it’s time to give him a break and get him ready for the spring. He’s done a big job for us in just his first prep so I think we have a lot to look forward to next season.”

Chipperfield believes the son of Darci Brahma and former top racemare Obsession has what it takes to go through the grades in his next campaign.

“On what he has showed us so far I think he has enormous potential,” he said.

“He still has plenty of maturing to do and once he strengthens up he should be at his best around 2000m or further.

“Our early options will centre around the Hawkes Bay carnival in the spring but if it works out then he might be an ideal type to take to Australia later in the year.”