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Gelding shooting for second Group 1 in Doomben 10,000

Trainer Joe Pride believes Eduardo (Host) is weighted to win the Doomben 10,000 (Gr 1, 1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday.

Eduardo will jump from barrier six in the 1200 metre sprint and Pride is confident the seven-year-old will give him his second Doomben 10,000 win and his 13th Group 1 victory overall.

"Eduardo is going super and I'm very happy with him," Pride said.

"I think his odds are very good value and he should be odds-on. If you line up his form with the rest of the field, he looks a weighted certainty.

"He's had three runs back from a break but his last run in my eyes was a little disappointing when he ran third in the T.J. Smith.

"But I now think that's because he was a little below his best after breaking the track record when he won the Challenge Stakes."