It's true two-year-olds improve markedly with their first raceday visit.
Mystery Show will attempt to put some balance into that statement by tackling some experienced juveniles while on debut in this afternoon's $15,000 Mullins Tyres Pearl Series Fillies Classic at Avondale.
The filly has been one of the most stylish barrier trials winners in the north this season, winning all three trials by a collective 12 lengths.
As impressive as Mystery Show's speed is, it's her ability to work strongly away from her opposition late in her efforts that takes the eye.
Perhaps that is not surprising given she is closely related to Showcause, who won the New Zealand Cup, an Avondale Cup and City Of Auckland Cup. Both horses are direct descendants of champion racemare Show Gate who did not prove as good as a broodmare, but left a legacy through her daughters.