Champion Sydney trainer Chris Waller has rolled the dice and will bypass the Group 3 Ken Russell Memorial Classic with one-time favourite Imperial Force at the Sunshine Coast on Saturday.

Champion Sydney trainer Chris Waller has rolled the dice and will bypass the Group 3 Ken Russell Memorial Classic with one-time favourite Imperial Force at the Sunshine Coast on Saturday.

Imperial Force has come up favourite for races in two states this weekend with a decision on which one he contests imminent.

Connections of Great White Shark expect him to improve sharply at his second start.

A winter campaign in Brisbane awaits expensive colt Imperial Force.