She's in career best form, but Chris Bootsma is far from brimming with confidence about Tilly Rockin's chances at Wagga on Friday night.
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The bitch has only missed the placings once in her last 10 starts, including wins in three of her last four races.
However the Yerong Creek trainer is taking an cautious approach heading into the Caltex On Fernleigh Stakes (320m).
"They're perfectly drawn in eight so Sock's Desire will be very hard to beat but my little girl is probably in the best racing form of her career," Bootsma said. "She will give them a nudge."
An hock injury in a heat of the Temora Cup in December sidelined Tilly Rockin', but it provided Bootsma with a masterstroke.
She had been running over longer distances, but struck her purple patch of form over the sprint trip.
Bootsma can't see any reason to change what has been a winning formula.
"With age she has learnt to run, she's a very clever race dog now, and she takes her opportunities," he said.
"She is over four and while most dogs are winding down she's running her best times.
"I don't know what it is.
"She was quite a good 500-metre dog but had a bad injury and when I gave her a good few months off to get it right I started sprinting her and she's been winning ever since."
Bootsma is also hoping a scratching will give her younger brother Tommy Rockin' a run later on the 11-race card.
He's only missed the top four once in her five starts to date.
Bootsma admitted that since the prizemoney increase last month it has become more difficult for greyhounds to secure starts.
"Since the prizemoney has gone up everyone is jumping on board," he said.
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