Bells Of Troy had to be content with having to play second fiddle to Keep Cool at Caulfield, however, that all changed in the Hilton Nicholas Handicap, at Flemington yesterday, when the positions were reversed.

She is more than a handy mare and her trainer, Wendy Kelly, would agree, that was her third win, she was earned prize money seven times from 10 starts.

Bells Of Troy’s immediate mission is the Roy Higgins Quality over the same distance, 2000 meters at Flemington, in two weeks.

When Keep Cool, the favourite racing in the same colours as the dual Cups winner, Might And Power, and leading as he did, looked certain to win with 50 metres to run, compounded quickly, the best he could offer was hanging onto third place.

Bells Of Troy is by Clangalang, the winner of the Australian Derby and the Epsom Handicap, he was termed a failure as a sire, not through ability more for lack of opportunity.

He was never going to have success with early two year olds, if his progeny were going to make it they needed time, an important factor.

That is where Wendy Kelly was patient, as was the syndicate that race the mare; they now have the score on the board.

Bells Of Troy on the outside in a thriller