The four-year-old was a victim of having to concede a big start from a poor barrier in the $1m Magic Millions Fillies and Mares, where she started $7.50 and charged home late to be beaten 23⁄4 lengths.
Ultimately he hopes she, and all his runners, gets every chance.
“On Magic Millions Day she drew a crummy gate and went back and if she gets space on straightening she probably rips home and just about beats them,” Dunn said.
“These races are generally run at high speed and that may not be the case this year because most of them are mine and I don’t ever instruct any jockey to go out at a ridiculous speed.
“There’s a couple in the race that will appreciate speed and a couple that appreciate a softer tempo.”
Dunn is bringing jockey Nash Rawiller to Coffs Harbour to partner last-start Highway winner Kingdom Underseige in his bid to make it four wins on end this preparation.
And in some ways he’s pleased he has imported the leading Sydney rider as the gelding will jump from the outside gate.
“It might not be the end of the world and Nash is really good with the wide gates,” Dunn said.
“Even if you get in to the three- or four-wide line he lets them find a rhythm and build momentum.
“He’s done a really good job this prep, he’s come back a different horse and all of his runs have been perfect.”
Considered is also bringing a Highway win into her Championships bid and Dunn said if the race remains at Coffs Harbour on a wet track she’s going to be advantaged.
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The mare was Dunn’s apprentice Jett Newman’s first Sydney winner when she scored at Rosehill a month ago, Andrew Mallyon will ride Considered while Newman partners stablemate Moscow Circus.
“She’s a swimmer and she’ll skip through the ground really well,” he said.
“She was good in Sydney, she beat those horses as you’d hope at Highway level going into Country Championships so she’s in it up to her ears.”
