With the debut victory now in the bag, the connections of Nuclear Flight maintain high hopes of significant improvement going forward. While Nuclear Flight impressed there is some concern in her camp, particularly with her breathing.

Trainer Gary Subratie revealed that the three-year-old bay filly ( Nuclear Wayne — City Flight) suffers from breathing issues, but even that could not water down her polished nine-and-a-half-length win among Maiden Special Weight company coming down the five-straight course (1,000m) at Caymanas Park on Saturday last.

“I think she is going to go places; she showed her class today (Saturday) and she won very easily. She has some issues, but we will work through those issues and she is coming on really nicely.

“She has a breathing problem that sticks her a little if you push her too hard, but she is alright and looks good so far. It (breathing problems) probably will affect her going over a distance of ground, but we will see when she gets there,” Subratie said.

Despite being harassed on the lead by Big Dream (Shane Ellis), Nuclear Flight, with hardly any movement of the hands by jockey Wesley Henry, made the race into a procession, winning ahead of Parajet (Bebeto Harvey), Big Dream and Caravaggia (Jerome Innis). The Michros-owned Nuclear Flight recorded 1:00.1 for the journey with fast splits of 22.4 and 45.4 seconds.

Henry gave his assessment of the filly’s performance.

“I have been working with her ( Nuclear Flight) in the mornings, and a few times I worked her and I realised that she had a little problem, so I got to know her and the trainer told me he was going to let me ride her. The more I galloped her, the better she gets with her breathing, so it was just like another workout for her today,” Henry explained.

“I just wanted to break her smartly — not to rush her — and take my time and introduce her to competitive racing and just let her get in her rhythm, and by the time I reached the two-furlong pole she just started to open up.

“I think she is just going to get better and better, although she struggles with breathing when she comes under pressure, but she has a really good kick right through, so we just have to take our time with her going forward,” he noted.