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By Ray Hickson

Tyler Schiller is convinced that trainer Annabel Neasham’s decision to go back to basics with lightly raced filly Hell Hath No Fury has laid a great platform for her to break through at Canterbury on Wednesday.

Tyler Schiller (Pic: Bradley Photos)

The three-year-old former Victorian had her first start for Neasham at Rosehill back on June 3 and while she wasn’t a factor in the race early Schiller was rapt with how she attacked the line, running slick sectionals, to be beaten 2.6 lengths by Resonator.

Blinkers go on Hell Hath No Fury, $4 with TAB on Tuesday, in the Toyota Forklifts Handicap (1550m) and the reigning champion apprentice believes it’s a smart move.

“Annabel took all the gear off her at her first run. She likes to have them go around just with a bridle and work them out from there,’’ Schiller said.

“The horse felt like she would travel better with headgear so it’s a positive blinkers going on.

“If she can be ridden a touch more positive without being too aggressive on her, don’t get her over racing, she has a great turn of foot I think.”

Punter’s Intelligence sectional data revealed Hell Hath No Fury clocked 33.24 for her last 600m, easily the race’s best, after conceding a huge start.

“She was out the back and was getting a bit of kickback and just kept struggling to keep contact,’’ he said.

“I was happy when she got a bit of room in the straight, and breathing space in front of her, how she attacked the line.”

Schiller is hoping to build on a growing association with trainer John O’Shea when he rides Sunlord in the Bivouac @ Darley Handicap (1250m) and King Of Naples in the TAB Handicap (1200m) at Canterbury.

Sunlord struck Schiller as a horse that will improve with some time and distance but a handy debut wouldn’t surprise him.

“He’s a nice colt, he’s a little bit quirky,’’ he said.

“Being by The Autumn Sun I think he might need a little bit further. I only rode him in the one trial but he travelled along nice and I thought he found the line well without being fully tested.”

King Of Naples was a beaten favourite first-up a fortnight ago and while Schiller hasn’t been on the three-year-old’s back before he hopes the horse can recapture his best form given he trialled promisingly prior to his return.

“He’s a horse that’s been on speed in most of his races, he looks like a big free flowing horse,’’ he said.

“He looks like he has plenty of speed and hopefully he can show that at Canterbury, which is a good quality to have around that track.”

Hell Hath No Fury’s last start at Rosehill on June 3

With just over a month remaining on his apprenticeship, Schiller has begun the transition into the senior ranks and will chase a second Group 1 win when he partners Opal Ridge in Saturday’s Tattersall’s Tiara in Brisbane.

He’s fourth on the Sydney Jockeys Premiership with 55 winners so far this season, and is closing in on 100 winners for the season nationwide with 97 prior to Tuesday's Nowra meeting.

He said, regardless of whether he's able to defend his apprentice title, with that haul and a maiden Group 1 under his belt it’s already been a successful year.

All the fields, form and replays for Wednesday’s Canterbury meeting