Trainer Joe Pride isn’t wasting any time testing out what the future may hold for promising Godolphin filly Taxation by skipping a number of grades with her at Rosehill on Wednesday.

Pride, fresh from his first Group 1 win for Godolphin with Attica in the Spring Champion Stakes, is adamant Taxation has a good share of ability and will use the Calerie Life Sprint (1100m) to shore up his thoughts.

The three-year-old made an impressive debut when winning a maiden at Hawkesbury as favourite earlier this month and Pride elected to come straight to a Benchmark 72 in town.

“I’ve never minded doing that when I’ve got horses that have the quality,” he said.

“If you think a horse is on a trajectory to being a black type horse it’s a bit different. I don’t mind chancing my arm and finding out, yo

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