The unbeaten bay filly Puddy Pooh turned in a brilliant performance to win the 21st running of the $900,000 Hot Line Stakes in fine style on the nine-race Ash Wednesday programme at Caymanas Park yesterday.

The Restricted Allowance event for native-bred three-year-olds fillies non-winners of two going over 1,200 metres was another prep race in the Classic campaign leading up to the 1000 Guineas on April 4.

Installed as the 6-5 second favourite with former four-time champion jockey Omar Walker riding for owner/trainer Richard Azan, Puddy Pooh (Adore The Gold – Shahar by Law Of The Sea), running for the first time as a three-year-old, raced in mid-pack behind expected leader and 4-5 favourite Waheed Najmah (Aaron Chatrie astride) ahead of Littlemissemy (Arthur Budhu up), then grabbed the lead on entering the straight and sprinted away approaching the final furlong to win by two-and-a-quarter lengths in a decent time of 1:13:3 minutes.

Waheed Najmah finished second ahead of Dreamcometrue (Dane Nelson up), who gave away her chances at the starting gates, with the Eight Thirty Sprint winner Berranca, the mount of Jevvanne Erwin, completing the frame in what turned out to be a moderate field of nine horses.

“Well she (Puddy Pooh) definitely improved from her last race and she ran a good time here today (yesterday) and I am now pointing her towards the 1000 Guineas,” Azan told the Jamaica Observer.

It was the second win for both Azan and Walker as they earlier teamed up to win the first race with Man In Blue.

Meanwhile, former champion Shane Ellis was simply outstanding when guiding the Wayne DaCosta-conditioned All Correct to victory over Traditional Prince (Dane Nelson up) in the Ash Wednesday Trophy over 1,300 metres.

Ellis positioned All Correct between horses on the inside, thus forcing Nelson and Traditional Prince to go five wide around the home bend. By the time Nelson got Traditional Prince going, which took a lot out of him, it enabled All Correct to cruise home by three-and-a-quarter lengths in 1:19:3 minutes.

Ellis then closed out a double in the final race aboard Herecomesthebreeze.

Also riding two winners was Aaron Chatrie, Eternal Joy (second race) and Tatty’s Bad Gal (sixth race).

Jockey Paul Francis fell from his mount, the Edward Hamilton-trained Teisha’s Dream in the last 25 metres of the fifth race going over the 1,000-metre straight course. He sustained a cut on one of his legs which required stitching, and stood down for the rest of the day.