Some grand stayers of the past abound in the Race History of the 2018 Tatts Cup at Doomben on Saturday.

Italian stallion Voila Ici can break a two-year winless run in this afternoon's $200,000 Ipswich Cup and grab his first win since moving to Australia.

Leading trainers Chris Waller and Peter Moody provide five of the 14 first acceptors for the $500,000 Doomben Cup on May 18.

Lights Of Heaven looks set for a big winter carnival in Queensland after bursting through the pack to take out the Group 2 Hollindale Stakes at the Gold Coast, going one better than last year.

A winter sojourn on the NSW north coast has veteran Kiwi gelding Ginga Dude primed to kick off his seventh season of racing at Warwick Farm on Saturday.