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Rodeo Drive cruising to victory at the end of last month at Turffontein Standside (JC Photos)

The Sean Tarry-trained The United States filly Rodeo Drive could be the meeting banker on World Pool Gold Cup day.

She runs in the Gr 2 World Pool With Gold Circle Debutante over 1200m and jumps from a plum draw of three.

She has early pace and an effortless gait and she duly finds plenty of extra in the closing stages.

Little Ballerina is the winner of the Gr 2 Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Nursery over 1160m and also had outstanding Cape Town form against classy horses.

However, she will have to give Rodeo Drive 1,5kg and she also comes off a well below par run.

The 1400m of the Gr 2 Zulu Kingdom Explorer Golden Slipper might have stretched Little Ballerina and she should have come on from the run. She was beaten 9,80 lengths, but was not persevered with in the closing stages.

Little Ballerina jumps from a good draw of four, but with two pacey horses on her inside in Simply Majestic and Rodeo Drive, she might be caught one wide.

Rodeo Drive is fancied to convert current odds with Hollywoodbets of 8/10, having been backed in  from 11/10.