The juvenile son of Gotta Go Cullen put together a tidy performance at the Forbury Park trials yesterday, showing gate speed to outclass his stablemate, Classie Stonebridge, to the lead and going on to win by five lengths in 2.12.1 for the 1700m.
But Bruce Negus - who drove the pacer yesterday - is in no hurry to get the Greg Brodie-owned gelding to the races, as he explained the horse had plenty to learn.
''It's their first time ever off the place. They've got no idea what they're doing,'' Negus said.
''I don't usually drive Greg's horses - in fact I prefer not to because I'm not that good a driver - but he's a bit dangerous.
''He'll get better but he won't race as a 2yr-old. He's just a bit unpredictable and I couldn't ask anyone else to drive him at the moment.''
Negus intends to give Chantrey a trial at Oamaru next week before turning him out.
By comparison, Och Aye The Noo has taken a bit longer to reach the required time, but she got everything right yesterday to score for Mosgiel trainer, driver and co-breeder Martin Denton.
Denton feels he owes something to friends who have leased the 4yr-old mare from him.
''I'm leasing her to a group of mates who have had a couple of horses with me and had no luck, so I'm hoping I can win one for them,'' he said.
''I might just give her a week off. Obviously, we'll be looking for a weaker race to start off with.''
From The Art was the only pacer to be mistake-free in the 2200m qualifying mobile pace which was run in a quick time of 2.50.8.
The Bruce Wallace-trained Skelt won the race by two lengths but broke briefly in the back straight, while Rory Mach was deemed to not be close enough to the mobile gate at the start.
From The Art gained her ticket and her Waikouaiti trainer, Andrew Faulks, plans to give her a start on the grass in the next two months, although her qualifying effort was not in time for her to be nominated for Sunday's meeting at Waikouaiti.
From The Art caught Faulks' eye at Oamaru in December when she was masquerading as a reindeer in a novelty race.
''I was hoping to have a race on the grass at Waikouaiti because she was in the novelty race at Oamaru that day - Phillip Butcher drove her - and she actually went quite good.
''We'll find something for her. There's another meeting at Waikouaiti in March and there's the [dual-code] meeting at Wingatui. The grass suits her a bit.''
Brighton Poi produced a sustained sprint for the second trials meeting in a row to down Rescarn in a c0 2200m mobile pace, before Aveross Piccasso chased down King Louie in a c0 and faster standing start.
Faulks said Aveross Picasso, the winner of one of his 38 starts, had recovered well from a suspensory injury and was nominated for a c1-c3 1900m pace at Waikouaiti on Sunday.
Whendaboysliteup is another trial winner yesterday who will be seen at Waikouaiti.
The Eddie Murphy-trained trotter was the only one in a field of four to maintain his manners throughout the race, but he also trotted the 2200m in an admirable corrected time of 2.55.9 from his 10m handicap.
