Scone trainer Luke Pepper hopes punters won't see Opal Ridge again until the $2 million The Kosciuszko (1200m) on October 15 after the filly pulled up well from a gritty Highway Handicap victory on a heavy Randwick track on Saturday.
The three-year-old, a $2.50 favourite, was forced to work to the line to overhaul leader Prince Nicconi in a match race down the straight of the 1200m class 3 handicap.
