The flaw in that plan would be Delightful Memphis using her naturally high speed to try to get in front of the favourite and change the expected pattern of the race.
"But I'm not sure that is her go," admits Orange.
"I'd love to think it was and if we got in front of her [Spanish Armada] over 1700m then we would be hard to catch.
"But she can be just a little iffy into the first bend. She is fine after that but it makes me think she might not have the speed to get across the favourite.
"So while it is something you can't discount, because she might get up up on the gate and feel great, I am not thinking that is our first option," says Orange.
With that in mind, punters will feel comfortable anchoring Spanish Armada in their multi bets on a weekend where the premier meeting at Addington sees some very hot favourites.
Three of those are Spanish Armada's stablemates, More Then Better in the Sales Series Pace for the boys while Golden Goddess and Dream About Me dominate the Nevele R Fillies Final.
Golden Goddess has been heavily backed since opening at $2.50 on Wednesday and could even press for favouritism by race start time at tomorrow's day meeting in Christchurch.
Trainer Mark Purdon has both of them and Piccadilly Princess in the Fillies Final and says the draw points to Golden Goddess. "They are three great fillies but Golden Goddess has a big advantage with the draw and she is right at her peak at the moment," says Purdon.
"So as good as the other two fillies are she would be our best winning chance."
Purdon says there is little between More The Better and stablemate Pacing Major in the $200,000 Sales Series Pace but again the draw has been far kinder to the former.
"He has to be the horse to beat but reverse their draws and I'd feel the other way," he says.
Northern speedster Vasari is the obvious danger to the favoured pair but it is hard to see how he can win unless he can cross to the lead at the start and even that would leave him with More The Better sitting on his back waiting the passing lane.
