Appalachian Annie has shown her liking for Moonee Valley, so trainer Vincent Malady is more than happy to keep taking the mare back there.

The four-year-old raced four times at Moonee Valley last preparation and registered two wins, over 955m and 1000m, and two seconds.

Moonee Valley hosts its first meeting since late March on Saturday and it will coincide with the return of Appalachian Annie contests the Silver Thomas Hanley handicap over 1000m for mares in her first start since January.

"The track definitely suits her, so we basically just tend to aim her at the Moonee Valley races at the moment," Malady said.

"She seems to do well over 1000 metres as well, so I thought this was a good race to start her off in."

Malady said Appalachian Annie has been a horse who has taken a while to mentally put things together but he has been pleased with the way she has returned from a spell after her summer campaign.

"She had a nice spell and touch wood it has been the best she has been behaved in trackwork this preparation, so we're hopeful that carries on to race day," the Geelong-based trainer said.

"She's not a big filly but she's certainly thickened up a bit which is good and hopefully she can have a good, sustained preparation this time."

Appalachian Annie has been Malady's most successful horse in terms of city wins with three victories in the Melbourne metropolitan area in her nine starts.

And the trainer is confident the mare has more wins in store.

"If we can just keep ker ticking over each preparation in those sorts of races, I think there's really no reason why she can't win a few more of those city races," he said.

"We've just got to keep our fingers crossed that everything goes to plan and hopefully over the next 12 months she can kick on a little bit."

Appalachian Annie has barrier five in a field of 14 plus one emergency and Malady believes the speedy mare ticks plenty of boxes given she has won two from three first-up starts and likes the track and distance.