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She’s A Dealer on target for Proisir return

High-quality mare She’s A Dealer (Ace High) will be given an early opportunity to strike again at the top level, with the daughter of Ace High (High Chaparral) set to trial ahead of a crack at next month’s Proisir Plate (Gr 1, 1400m) at Ellerslie. The five-year-old will spearhead the older division of Roger James and Robert Wellwood’s stable in the spring, while the Cambridge trainers also have an abundance of three-year-old talent in their ranks. She’s A Dealer has won five of her 12 starts, including success in the New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) in breeder Rich Hill Stud’s colours. “She will trial next Sunday at Taupo and from there we’ll probably look at heading to the Proisir Plate,” Wellwood said. “After that, there’s the mile [Howden Insurance Stakes] and then there’s multiple options for her. We’ll see how she’s going and make a plan from there.”