Joe Pride won't know what to expect from I Am Zelady until he gets to Randwick on Saturday.
The I Am Invincible mare has earned almost $1 million in her career, including a Magic Millions fillies and mares win, and on her day she has group 1 potential.
Jekyll and Hyde: Joe Pride hopes to see an aggressive I Am Zelady at Randwick on Saturday.
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"If she is aggressive at the track you know she will go out there and race well. If she's not she could run last. She is a frustrating mare because at her best she could beat anything on her day," Pride said.
"The good I Am Zelady is very good, the bad is bad.
"You can see that in her form. We have given her a freshen up after a couple of ordinary runs, knowing there are races we can target in the next couple of weeks.
"There is an owner in Adelaide, who would love her to run a group 1 there and I have no doubt she would be up to that. But she is also so good at the Gold Coast, and a race like the Silk Stocking would be a nice race for her as well.
"She is ready to run a good race, it will come down to what she is like at the track."
Pride also takes My Psychiatrist to Randwick on her way to another goal in the Wagga Cup. She resumed with an eye-catching third at Warwick Farm earlier in the month and the Randwick 1600 metres should suit her.
"It is that kind of day, these are runs are on the way to other races," Pride said. "They are runs they have to have.
"Looking at My Psychiatrist's race it is like a Wagga Cup Prelude, I think a lot of these horses are using the race as a stepping to the cup.
"She is going to better suited at the mile but you can't be too sure about her handling the track.
"We also have Painte resuming and he is one that likes wet ground and his trial was good. He could get to a race like the Ramornie this time in."
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