"My filly has not had the opportunity to show much gate speed in the past because she hasn't had the right draws but she has to go forward to at least stay in front of those good fillies.
"She will have the gate speed when needed because she used to fly the gate at the trials but we actually had to work on her to come back to us and relax more. So she will go forward and maybe Bettor Twist will be good enough to come and beat us but we have to make a race of it."
Lifes A Beach was luckless when second to another race rival tonight in Bettor Talk Art when that filly won the Southland Oaks last start, and she could also be a value play for place punters at least as she also has a good draw.
Even if Lifes A Beach can't win tonight, Barron knows he has the Oaks next week and then the Harness Jewels so three cracks in a month at Group 1 glory.
"I have never trained a Group 1 winner and obviously I'd love to so she at least gives us a chance."
The biggest hurdle for Lifes A Beach over the coming weeks may be that while she has improved lately so, too, has Bettor Twist.
Already the best pacing filly in the country, Bettor Twist seems to be hitting the line even harder in recent starts and may be on the verge of becoming a pacing superstar.
Add in Bettor Talk Art, The Honey Queen, Off N Gone, Darling Me, La Rosa and the emerging Allamericanlover and it looks a wonderful crop to contest those three Group 1 races over the next four weeks.
Best Bets
Best bet: Shan Noble (R5, No 6) - Tough and fast three-year-old who stable believe is their better chance over second-favourite Pace N Pride. Likely to be hard to beat.
The anchor: Highgrove (R6, No 5) - Backing juvenile trotters can be a minefield but the big fella seems pretty safe and smashed most of his rivals last start.
Be careful race: Chase Auckland (R3, No 6) - returns and is no doubt the best pacer at the meeting but has been off the scene with a near career-ending injury for over a year. As good as he is, two fit, hard-running horses in South Coast Arden (3) and Fabrizio (4) might be too ready for him.
Stand up time: Akuta (R11, No 6) - Akuta looks well placed. Two scratchings inside him bring him into barrier four and if he can work across to the lead it will take a good horse to catch him.