While trainer Marc Conners eyes the $2 million Five Diamonds with smart mare Rebel Rama he’s hoping the cards fall honest four-year-old Starstruck Barbie’s way as she chases smaller fish at Canterbury on Wednesday.

Two confidence-boosting wins have put stakes placegetter Roots back on a path to better races.

The Marc Conners-trained Rebel Rama has booked her ticket to the Queensland Oaks after winning the De Bortoli Wines Handicap (benchmark 72, 2000m) at Rosehill on Saturday.