But while she has been recovering from injury, Aramis has emerged as one of the more promising three-year-olds in the country, having already beaten subsequent Breeders Crown winner King Of Swing.
Three-year-olds taking on mid-class older pacers at this stage of the season are rare but the Hughes men want to keep Aramis ticking over before the upcoming Sires' Stakes heats so he has little option but tonight's opening race.
His ace draw will ensure he starts favourite although punters could find it a mixed blessing as Aramis was crossed from the same position last start at Cambridge, being pushed back to last before unleashing a blistering sprint to beat a weaker field than what he meets tonight.
But Gareth Hughes says he is not concerned about a repeat of those early worries.
"I think the problem at Cambridge was he was new to the track and gawking around a little bit," he explains.
"I think he should be fine back at Alexandra Park and if he can lead I think he would be comfortable there.
"He will be hard to beat but horses like Valor Lustre have been racing well so it won't be an easy race to win."
Valor Lustre has made enormous improvement for in-form trainer Steve Telfer and if the free-going mare does get in front of Aramis she should could take some catching while Raptors Flight is worth taking note of as he looked sharp at the recent workouts and should be in for a good campaign.
The Hughes stable also has talented maiden Miss Keesha in race four tonight and while she won't be a maiden for long Hughes is not bursting with confidence.
"These maiden races at Alexandra Park can be really hard to win from wide draws so she will need some luck at some stage."
