Not content with victory at Group Three level just 30 minutes beforehand, the Gary Vile and Alysha Collett combination went one better when they combined to score with Miss Appleton in the Gr. 2 Kamada Park Manawatu Challenge Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni on Sunday.

In-form trainer Gary Vile is hoping to make an impression at Ellerslie in the New Year.

Further success may come Gary Vile’s way on Tuesday at Otaki where he takes the covers off a promising youngster.

Awapuni mare Miss Appleton might be a one trick pony, but not for the first time that was more than enough to fool her rivals on her home turf on Saturday.

Rising staying star Humidor has moved an effortless step closer to a Group One date in the closing leg of the Hawke’s Bay Triple Crown series.