PETER Trevor-Jones' former Gold Tiara finalist Im All Courage has never quite found the form which took her to that Group 1 level as a two-year-old but that hasn't stopped the Bathurst trainer from losing belief in his mare.
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The Courage Under Fire six-year-old starts a new campaign in Wednesday night's Bedwells Star Trek Heat (1,730 metres), where Trevor-Jones hopes she can show glimpses of the quality she displayed as a juvenile.
Im All Courage is a prime example of looks being deceiving.
The stunning black beauty has been a handful at times in her career, staying clear of any physical issues but bringing up bad race manners at unfortunate times.
Trevor-Jones said if she dodges those problems then she can figure in the finish.
"On her best form she'd be a chance but the trials didn't go to plan. It's a reasonably tough race for her to go into first up," he said.
"It hasn't been a perfect preparation. She's been a bit of a heartbreak horse. She's done some good things in her time but if she gets a bee in her bonnet she starts playing up.
"She's made the Gold Tiara Final and a few other races in her time but she's a six-year-old now and I still don't feel like she's realised her full potential, which feels crazy to say, but hopefully one day we'll get to see it."
It's nearly been a year since Im All Courage tasted victory.
That came on Boxing Day when she ran a career-best 1:54.7 mile rate after working forward in the middle stages of the race.
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Since then it's been a roller coaster of emotions for Trevor-Jones when dealing with the mare.
"She definitely keeps me guessing," he laughed.
"I took her to Orange after that win and she hit the mobile. That sowed the seed for all the bad habits and they came back again. She never really got firing again.
"We decided a good break over the winter would be the best thing for her."
This will be Im All Courage's first start since June.
There's classy competition for Im All Courage in the NR 55-65 grade race, with the likes of in-form runners Rock On (Steve Turnbill) and Joetomo (Greg Rue) to contend with.
Im All Courage is the last foal out of Peter Trevor-Jones' broodmare Erin Jean, and his older brother Beetson is also in action at Wednesday's meeting.
Another of those siblings, Ominous Warning, also recently took out the Bathurst Harness Racing Horse of the Year title for 2018-19.
Ominous Warning was runner-up in last year's Star Trek Final and finished with six victories on his home track last season.
Wednesday's racing at Bathurst starts from 5.33pm.