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Lim’s Stable’s racing manager Mick Dittman saw a bright future for Lim’s Dashing in the wake of his impressive win in the $75,000 Hello Amsterdam Stakes, a Novice race over 1400m on Sunday.

The former top Australian jockey was particularly taken with the way the Darci Brahma three-year-old has acquitted himself in only three starts that have now yielded two wins and one second.

“He just had two starts before today. At his last start, he had an outside barrier and did it tough,” said Dittman, who was more than happy to oblige at the post-race reactions duties with trainer Stephen Gray currently away on vacation in Canada.

“He gave so much weight to the two-year-olds and he was caught wide, and I think that was what stamped his class.

“The horse he beat on that day (Mystic Master) is not the best two-year-old but he’s not a mug either.

“Today, he had a lovely run for Danny (Beasley) and the way he quickened up tells me he can go further. He’s a pretty smart horse for the future.”

Backed down to short-priced $9 favouritism, Lim's Dashing certainly passed his first test over 1400m (after two runs over 1200m) with flying colours, with Beasley confident there was more in store.

“Today, I had him in a good spot and he was always travelling very well,” said the Australian jockey.

“I really liked the way he put it away at the 300m but then he started to loaf. I just had to keep his mind on the job and he did it very well in the end.

“He’s a very smart horse who has not reached his full potential yet. There’s more to come from him.”

Longshot Joyous (Matthew Kellady) led as expected in the small nine-horse field with Lim’s Dashing two pairs back. Swinging for home, Joyous held on gamely, but once Beasley went into overdrive aboard the Lim’s Stable-owned galloper, the race was soon put to bed.

He did tend to stop once he hit the front, which probably gave Vraad (Manoel Nunes) half-a-chance to cut him back, but in the end, the bird had already flown. Vraad had to settle for second place 1 ¾ lengths away with Joyous surprisingly keeping third place another 1 ½ lengths away. The winning time was 1min 23.32secs for the 1400m on the Short Course.

With that second win in only three starts, Lim’s Dashing has now taken his stakes earnings past the $90,000 mark for connections.

Gray’s second runner Millennium’s Rule (Vlad Duric, $37), also a last-start winner, was too far back in the field, but did make some ground late to finish fourth, more than four lengths off his stablemate Lim’s Dashing.