After a sub-par start in Monday's Ladbrokes Red Dog Maiden Heat (307 metres) at Kennerson Park things weren't looking bright for the favourite but he was ready to put on a show.

The Paul Britt-trained Helen's Memory ($1.75) burst through a wall of front runners to take the win on debut, beating home Silver Armour ($17, Ray Tyquin) and All Too Cold ($8, Peter Barnes) by a length.

The Canowindra-based Britt said there's high hopes for the Aston Dee Bee runner.

"A good mate of mine, Rodney Clark, in Bendigo sent him to me. He's actually South Australian owned. We have our eyes on a couple of nice races in New South Wales with him," he said.

"He's got loads of ability but he's still learning because he's a baby.

"Rod has a very high opinion of him and thinks he could be a Group dog. He's sent him to me to mature him a bit."

A wall of four dogs got away strongly from the start - Silver Armour, All Too Cold, Good Odds Rebel and Left Turn Clyde.

That didn't matter for Helen's Memory.

He showed his promising pace by bursting right through the middle of that wall before a clear leader could even be established.

Helen's Memory threatened to break away but he drifted wide on the bend, allowing Silver Armour to briefly pull up level.

But Helen's Memory showed his class to turn on the jets and win in a time of 18 seconds flat.