What the trainers are saying about their chances this weekend.
DOOMBEN - Race 6 - G2 SPIRIT OF BOOM CLASSIC - RICH DOTTIE
"She's drawn well on an improving track, not that I don't think she will handle soft ground as she jumped out one day on very soft ground at Cranbourne and went through it like it was nothing." - Grahame Begg
DOOMBEN - Race 8 - G1 DOOMBEN 10,000 - I WISH I WIN
"I think it's going to take a very, very good horse to beat him." - Katherine Coleman
DOOMBEN - Race 9 - G3 ROUGH HABIT PLATE - KINTYRE
"Every time he goes to the races he comes out the next day and bucks his brand off. He's a machine, he is a very tough horse and there are plenty of years of racing left in him." - Gary Portelli
DOOMBEN - Race 8 - G1 DOOMBEN 10,000 - PRIVATE EYE
"I would have thought Doomben would be advantage Private Eye, as opposed to Eagle Farm, but we will find out." - Joe Pride
SCONE - Race 7 - LISTED ORTENSIA STAKES - OPAL RIDGE
"Her grand final is the Tatt's Tiara at the end of June, so there is natural improvement in her, but she has done enough to be ready for her first-up task." - Luke Pepper
SCONE - Race 8 - G3 DARK JEWEL CLASSIC - SHADOWS OF LOVE
"(Jockey) Tim Clark said he got pushed out on the turn and it cost her a bit of ground, but he was very happy with the way she went. I couldn't be happier with her going into Saturday." - Kim Waugh noting Shadows Of Live was unlucky last start
FLEMINGTON - Race 1 - SIR EUGENE GORMAN PLATE - SNEAKY SUNRISE
"She's drawn a good barrier and if we get a better run in transit, it could be a different story for a horse that we've always really liked." - Ben Hayes
FLEMINGTON - Race 7 - LISTED THE STRAIGHT SIX - PINTOFF
"He's had a bit of time in between, two good bits of work and we're happy with him. There's no reason why he can't run well back on a premier track like Flemington." - Ciaron Maher's assistant trainer Jack Turnbull
FLEMINGTON - Race 8 - LISTED ANDREW RAMSDEN STAKES - FERAGO
"I wouldn't say it's an overly stellar Andrew Ramsden, and if the track is not too firm and he can slot across from the barrier, I'd be surprised if he's not a top five chance. " - Patrick Ryan Jnr
FLEMINGTON - Race 8 - LISTED ANDREW RAMSDEN STAKES - EXCELLERATION
"It is a little bit of an after-thought, he was originally going to pull up stumps after Adelaide, but when this race was there, I thought if we left out plans until spring to try and get into the Cup we might narrow our options down."
