Button Moon could test her mettle in Listed company after winning the Matthew Clark Median Auction Maiden Stakes at Yarmouth.
A daughter of the fine sprinter Compton Place, she had finished runner-up to Richard Hannon’s Zebedee in a £100,000 race last August, and was also placed behind Sir Reginald in a similar event at the Craven meeting.
Bounced out by Martin Lane, the 10-11 favourite was in front fully three furlongs from home and was allowed to coast clear in her own time to beat the newcomer Moone’s My Name by three and a quarter lengths.
“She’s been running well without getting her head in front,” said Wood.
“I’ve had no problems with her, she’s been consistent in the main but she’s bumped into something decent on more than one occasion.
“We thought she’d win today and that’s the way it turned out.
“She’s run against the likes of Zebedee, the Windsor Castle winner (Marine Commando) and Wootton Bassett, so the form was there.
“We’ll consider going for a Listed race now if we can find a nice little opportunity for her to pick up some black type.”
Ivan Vasilevich (11-2) reproduced his all-weather form on turf to win a slowly-run renewal of the Pleasurewood Hills Handicap.
Jane Chapple-Hyam’s charge had improved nicely throughout the winter but had been off the track since being touched off at Lingfield in mid-January.
Given a nice ride by apprentice Lewis Walsh, he was never far off a sedate pace and kicked clear to beat Black Pond by a length and three-quarters.
“It was a really pleasing win because he had a hard winter and then he had a five-week break. He’s come back a lot stronger from that,” said Chapple-Hyam.
“There’s a race at Chester on May 21 he (Ivan Vasilevich) could run in and his owners are from there so that would be nice.
“I think there’s more to come as he’s strengthened up.”
Philip Robinson made his only ride a winning one as Excellent Guest put up a career-best display in the Matthew Clark Handicap.
George Margarson’s four-year-old was sent off at 20-1 given he had a 7lb higher mark to defy than that which he won off at Ascot on his final start last season.
Godolphin’s Asraab was sent off an odds-on favourite but never looked like winning for Frankie Dettori.
It was left to Richard Fahey’s northern raider Bawaardi to throw down a challenge, but he failed by a neck.
Dettori did not have a completely wasted trip as the 2-5 favourite Song To The Moon obliged in the Great Yarmouth Tourism Industry Selling Stakes for trainer George Baker.
Kieren Fallon later got the better of Dettori on Andrew Haynes’ Novabridge (3-1) in the final stride of the BBC Radio Norfolk Handicap.
Dettori appeared to have it won on Paradise Place, but Fallon was in his familiar drive position to score by a short head.
In an unusual twist, Novabridge’s blinkers somehow became dislodged early on, and were hurled onto the floor by Fallon.
Fallon made a swift return to the winner’s enclosure when Not Til Monday (7-2) claimed the concluding Time Tide Museum Handicap.