Themightyserina has some mighty big shoes to fill but she can ace her Cambridge debut

She’s only knee high to a grasshopper but Themightyserina strikes a winnable race for her debut at Cambridge on Thursday night, trainer Ray Green liking the fact there are no champions against her.

The only champion actually appears in the pedigree of the American Ideal filly, whose dam Themightykendall is a full sister to one of Australasia’s best pacers of the last few decades, Themightyquinn.

Themightykendall was the very next foal breeder Dave Kennedy got out of Love Sign after Themightyquinn who won 58 races and more than A$4.5 million.

And while she doesn’t have the physique to achieve those heights, little Serina has shown enough ability to win a few races for Lincoln Farms, and its partners Shannon Flay and Amy and Lance Myocevich.

Green didn’t even attempt to race her at two, her diminutive size and lack of strength against her.

“But she’s trialling well this time in and doing everything right so she has to be a chance in that field. From the draw (three) she should get a handy trip.”

Green primed Themightyserina for her debut with a good workout win at Pukekohe last Saturday when, after taking the lead mid-heat, she staved off a late run by fellow American Ideal filly Waitforever, who will have supporters when she debuts for Arna Donnelly at Auckland on Friday night.

While driver David Butcher reported she hadn’t shown quite as much speed as Green suspected she might have, Themightyserina was nevertheless tradesmanlike, finding the line under her own steam with a closing quarter in 28.

The foal after Themightykendall, Themightynadal, also by Washington VC, was bought by Themightyquinn’s trainer Gary Hall and won seven races in Perth.