The mares, both raced by the Dennis brothers of Southland, enjoyed good breaks after their Riccarton campaigns in the autumn, coming back in to work in the first week of July.
''They're a wee bit on the burly side,'' trainer Steven Anderton said.
''They've got a lot of room for improvement but they've come up really nice.''
The Glitzy One will be well short of the winning distances which earned her the South Island stayer of the year title last week, and Anderton has opted to put apprentice jockey Courtney Barnes on board to claim 2kg off her carded weight of 57.5kg.
''The Glitzy One has got no form [over sprint distances] - she'll just follow them around until she gets to a mile or 2000m.
''The Solitaire has got form . . . but it's more for her that they're going to go hard, so as long as she ran a nice third or fourth, I'm going to be happy.''
The Solitaire, to be ridden by Shankar Muniandy, was quick enough as a 3yr-old to win at 1200m at Oamaru in August 2010, and was second last October at Waimate over the same distance.
''But she's probably got a wee bit more condition on this time. As long as she's finding the line - obviously we've got other plans.''
Those plans for The Solitaire focus around the Coupland's Mile at Riccarton in the middle of New Zealand Cup week in November, and she will prepare for the group 2 feature with a 1600m race at Ashburton on October 19.
She will be joined at Ashburton by The Glitzy One, who will then go on to Riccarton the following Saturday for the Spring Classic, a listed 2000m event moved from early October. She has not won a listed race, and to do so would add to her value later as a broodmare.
''From there, obviously cup time - whether it's the New Zealand Cup, I'm not sure.
Anderton plans to keep The Solitaire - at $21 in the fixed odds markets for the Coupland's Mile - jumping out of her skin as the $230,000 race nears.
''Last year I had to rush them a wee bit. I felt The Solitaire didn't have the freshness for the Coupland's.
''She went a really good race in the one before - I know it was a lesser field - but we just want to keep her on the fresher side for the Coupland's.''
Anzac Star, an impressive winner at the Wingatui jumpouts on September 11, will find no fears with the distance, having won six of his 13 starts from 1100m to 1300m. The Michael Pitman-trained pair of El Chico and Our Genes are old hands at the sprint trip, although El Chico is fresh-up after last racing in early May. Chapel Star was fourth in Anzac Star's jumpout and the blinkers go on, with Chris Johnson to ride.
Anderton is quite excited about The Diamond One, who is fresh-up at Gore on Monday in a rating 75 1200m.
''I like her. I just hope the track isn't going to get too wet.''
Anderton also advised punters to watch out for La Girl and Beegeeyt over the coming weeks. The latter is expected to improve over the longer distances.
