<p>Miss Ole and Espana stamped their credentials as fillies of the future at Flemington on Saturday.</p> <p>The pair engaged in a stirring duel late in the Brendan Drechsler Handicap (1100m), with Miss Ole, trained by Clinton McDonald, shading Espana on the post.</p> <p>Espana, trained by Lloyd Kennewell and Lucy Yeomans, pinched a break inside the last 200m and held a margin until Miss Ole stretched out.</p> <p>"She's a winner," McDonald said.</p> <p>"She had to be tough there, she was just coming and coming.</p> <p>"I was confident but it was coming very quickly the post.</p> <p>"I know Lloyd Kennewell has a good opinion of his horse ... it ran fantastic, I think it will be a good form race and she can go to the paddock ... and we'll look for something in the spring for her."</p> <p>McDonald said the straight experience would benefit Miss Ole on a spring path towards the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) at Flemington on Derby Day.</p> <p>"She's not a big filly but she's tough and tenacious," McDonald said.</p> <p>"We don't know where the ceiling is just yet.</p> <p>"She's been down the straight so we'll look at the Flemington straight races for the three-year-olds, we'll see where she ends up ... obviously a race like the Coolmore could be on the cards.</p> <p>"We'll target something like that, I think she's a very good filly and I think she'll keep improving."</p> <p>Miss Ole stepped slowly on debut at Warrnambool and finished fifth.</p> <p>She made amends with a strong come-from-behind at Sandown last start.</p> <p>"It's good to have another nice filly and she'll be somewhere in the spring," McDonald said.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>ETNA ERUPTS</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Fire Of Etna scraped the rail under star apprentice Jaylah Kennedy to win the 1400m Benchmark 78 on Saturday at Flemington.</p> <p>Fire Of Etna, one of three Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained mares in the field, drove through on the fence, inside the eventual third-placed stablemate Avebury, to get the result.</p> <p>"She's a really tough mare, been really honest throughout her whole career," Sam Freedman said.</p> <p>"Probably the last 10 days she's really come to life, bouncing around the place ready to run a good race, she looks outstanding.</p> <p>"Avebury was very tough, probably just did a bit of work early. To this mares credit, she bobs up sometimes when you least expect it.</p> <p>"Great ride from Jaylah, she was patient, waited and there wasn't much of a run there, great ride."</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>MUKTAMIL PUTS MIND ON JOB</h2> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Muktamil made hard work of the 2520m Benchmark 84 at Flemington.</p> <p>The consistent gelding, trained by Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, trucked into the race ominously but waited for eventual placegetters Bold Soul and Goldenstatewarrior.</p> <p>"He's always consistent but he's a thinker," Busuttin said.</p> <p>"He's jogged into it and probably looked like he was going to put them away and did a hard job of it.</p> <p>"He could've put them away easier I think, but a win's a win and we'll take it."</p>