The Craig and Aimee Edmonds-trained mare joins a host of good trotters off the 30m mark in the c4 to open-class 2600m trot, including reigning trotter of the year Stent and former Dominion winner Master Lavros.
''She's still going to need the run, but obviously they need to be near peak fitness to line up against the good ones,'' Aimee Edmonds said.
''I would like to say we'd probably take a more conservative approach to driving her. I can't see her making a mid-race move. Jut as long as she trots the whole way and finishes off the race good, I'll be happy.''
Leading driver John Dunn takes the reins again as he has throughout the 6yr-old's 31-start career.
He was in the sulky when she ran second in the group 1 National Trot at Alexandra Park last December and again when she won the group 3 Summer free-for-all at Addington in January.
''That was her first season in open class,'' Edmonds said.
''You see the other ones that have been there before, and they seem to to do a better job once they've had a year under their belt in that class. She didn't disappoint us last year so, hopefully, she can take that next step up this year.''
Kincaslough has notched up two trials and a workout this time in, beating home Habibti and Harrysul at the Rangiora trials on September 9.
She then ran second to subsequent race-winner Monbet at the workouts at the same venue a week later before finishing second to Uncas on an extremely slushy and wet track at Rangiora on September 23.
''It was awful there but she really only started because we were trying some other steering gear on her, so she was really just there to see how she was steering rather than have the run,'' she said.
''We were just trying a new bit on her - she's always run in a wee bit, so we're just trying to eliminate that.''
Kincaslough sits fifth in the Dominion rankings, which gives Edmonds and her father, Craig, plenty of flexibility around their build-up to the Dominion on November 13.
''If we get through this week all right, she'll start next week and we'll map out after that,'' A likely target is the trotters' flying mile at Ashburton before they decide whether to go to the free-for-all on New Zealand Cup day or straight in to the Dominion.
''It's hard to see ones further down win one of those big races when the likes of Stent and Master Lavros and that are back.
''Her spot looks pretty safe, so we're just working out where's the best place for her to go.''
• The advantage of an extra run under the belt made all the difference for Ohoka Punter in last night's Spring Cup at Alexandra Park.
The Tony Herlihy-trained pacer moved forward and took over the lead from Lancewood Lizzie with 1000m to go.
Besotted loomed up outside Ohoka Punter with 500m left, but the danger came from behind Ohoka Punter, as Lancewood Lizzie had the last shot up the passing lane.
Ohoka Punter held on to win by a head over Lancewood Lizzie. Besotted and Sky Major finished third and fourth.
