On Saturday, September 12, Brett Thompson and his crew got Amy's Shadow on the move a short few minutes after the go ahead and while they were nervous, positive thoughts were flooding their minds about the young philly's chances in the TAB Highway Class 3 Handicap (1400 metres).

"She's lucky to get a run, she was the second emergency and got the run the morning of the race," Brett said.

"We found out at about 7am that she got a run so we took off at about 10 past seven and got there just in time.

"We were a bit nervous but we thought if she could get a run that she would win."

With leading Sydney jockey, Jason Collett, in the saddle, the Roger and Nerrida Atkinson owned four-year-old had her chances all the more improved, but it was her who sprung to the challenge and got the job done.

"He [Jason] forced her into the race, he said he had to keep working at her until she picked the bridle up around the 400 and then she got going," Thompson said.

"He started to realise he had a chance and then the further the race went, the better she did.

"She ended up winning about three quarters of a length and did it well. It's great for her owners, they're great supporters of our stables.

"It's really good for all the staff too who have worked really hard to get a winner down there, we're really happy with her."

Thompson claims Amy's Shadow is without a doubt one to watch and will likely run in the upcoming Class 3 600 in a couple of weeks time before taking a break ahead of the Country Championships at Mudgee.

"The way she keeps improving, you never know. She's only a little horse and hasn't had many starts but has three wins to her name," Brett said.

"It shows that she's on her way up, we thought she had good ability but she keeps taking another step.

"They're very hard to win, the Highways, but the way she did it the other day, as long as she keeps improving, you never know. Horses just keep taking that next level and you don't know where they're going to finish."

Before Amy's victorious run, fellow Thompson-trained Denace got another for the stables that week, taking the leading run in the Wash Shed Laundromat Benchmark 66 Handicap (1100 metres) on September 7 at Wellington.