Trainer Rex Lipp is hopeful the Gem Of Scotland of old can step up to win for the first time in 18 months in Saturday's Listed Gai Waterhouse Classic at Ipswich.

Trainer Rex Lipp is unsure whether Simply Fly will contest the major TAB Queensland Winter Racing Carnival sprints, but is prepared to make a late switch if the three-year-old’s form warrants a change of direction.

Toowoomba trainer Lindsay Hatch may dodge the Brisbane winter carnival and head to Melbourne with classy mare Jadentom if she performs up to expectations at the Gold Coast on Saturday.