"We gave her plenty of time and just made sure she was 100 per cent. She also did a month up at Kendayla Park [near Cambridge] on the water walker, building a bit of muscle."
The Precious One will jump from barrier seven tomorrow with Jacob Lowry aboard and Anderton is hoping a gear addition will benefit her charge.
"We have got the blinkers on," she said. "I think that will sharpen her up a wee bit.
"Jacob Lowry is on and we will just pop her out and ride her where she is comfortable and hopefully get home over the top of them. She does have gate speed, but I want to see her with a bit of cover. She can come from the back, there is only 10 in it.
"I am really happy with her and on paper you would expect her to be right in the finish."
The daughter of dual group one winner and champion New Zealand Three-Year-Old of her year The Jewel, The Precious One has already assured herself a broodmare career with two stakes placings earlier in her career, but her connections are searching for that elusive stakes win in the near future.
"We just need to get another couple of wins under the belt and then see how she goes," Anderton said.
"I'll see how she comes through the race and then I will have a talk with the owners."
A record-setting crowd is expected at Cromwell's annual thoroughbred meeting, with the popular picnic-style event attracting around 5000 people last year.
- NZ Racing Desk