THE Big Dance will not get everything her own way in her return to the racetrack at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
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The Bendigo filly has been installed a $3.30 second favourite by tab.com.au for the 1000m fillies event, with the Ciaron Maher-trained Petits Filou an odds-on favourite at $1.85.
The Big Dance, a $750 purchase by trainer Danny Curran, led all the way to win the $250,000 VOBIS Gold Rush (1000m) at Bendigo in a near track record time of 56.79 seconds.
Petits Filou was just as impressive in winning over 1000m on debut at Moonee Valley on a heavy track.
The David Hayes-trained Haybah is the only other filly in the eight-horse field in single figures in the betting.
In autumn, Haybah ran second placings in the Blue Diamond Preview and the Chairman's Stakes before winning the Cinderella Stakes in Adelaide. She then finished 14th in the Golden Slipper Stakes.
"It's a very good field... stronger than we thought it would be,'' Curran said on Wednesday.
"This race was meant to be the easiest race of her campaign, but it's not going to be easy at all.
"The exciting thing is we'll get a good idea straight away of where she sits. If she wins we'll be able to move on with some confidence. If she does get beaten it's not going to be the end of the world."
Promising Bendigo colt Destiny’s Reward also returns to racing at Moonee Valley in a three-year-old 1000m race for the males.
The Brian Gentle-trained galloper ran fifth to The Big Dance at his most recent run in March.