Racing: Habibi's preparation is trouble free

Habibi is primed and ready for her Australian debut at Rosehill with her Ruakaka-based trainers confident the star filly will improve further toward her main goal.

Saturday's Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes will serve as her lead-up to the Group 1 Australian Oaks on April 20 and Donna Logan said the preparation had gone smoothly.

"She galloped well on Tuesday morning and that was pretty much her final piece of work and she will fly over to Sydney on Thursday evening.

"We're more than happy with her and she's probably a touch underdone, but she's got the flight there and we want to keep some petrol in the tank going toward the Oaks.

"She's not wound right up yet and will improve from the Vinery, but that's the way you want it," Logan said.

The Group 1 TV3 New Zealand Derby winner, who will be reunited with the now Adelaide-based Vinnie Colgan in Sydney, beat the colts and geldings at Ellerslie on a relatively light preparation and had thrived on a similar approach.

"She had seven weeks between the Championship Stakes and the Avondale Guineas and then into the Derby and that didn't worry her at all," said Logan, who prepares the Ekraar 3-year-old with Dean.

"We've X-rayed all her legs and joints and they are 100 per cent clean so there have been no problems at all. It's all pretty much fallen into place and no issues to be worried about.

"She hasn't flown before and she's got to adjust to a new environment so they are unknowns at this stage, but she is usually very relaxed so we're hoping she handles all that and I think she will."