Connections are hoping class can prevail when Gypsy Goddess runs at the Gold Coast.

The training partnership of Steve O’Dea and Matt Hoysted rounded out the summer on a successful note when Scallopini claimed his second Sunshine Coast Cup on Saturday.

Trainer David Vandyke is hopeful Desert Lord can add another Stakes race to his resume when the gelding resumes in the Sunshine Coast Cup on Saturday.

Rival trainers David Vandyke and Desleigh Forster hope to smash fortress Clifford Park when their classy sprinters Desert Lord and Apache Chase clash in the Weetwood Handicap at Toowoomba on Saturday.

A mix of cross training and being kept fresh has former Sydneysider Desert Lord loving life in the Sunshine State while racing in near career best form.