When there’s a spot in a $3 million race at stake you leave nothing to chance and that’s what Barbara Joseph, Paul and Matt Jones are doing with bold front-runner Zouatica as they work to sure up a spot in their third Big Dance.

Manzoice has undergone a significant gear change ahead of his campaign return.

The Baroness Of Bombala, Barbara Joseph, will be out to extend her Bega Cup winning streak to four straight when she combines with training partnership sons Paul and Matt Jones in Sunday’s $80,000 feature at the Sapphire Coast.

Dubbo trainer Michael Mulholland will be hoping the Gilgandra Cup form can hold up when his talented galloper Athena’s Lad ($3.90) contests Sunday’s $36,000 Cowra Lamb Cowra Cup (1700m).

Andrew Bourke’s Champions League is a horse in form and will aim to achieve back-to-back TAB Federal wins when he contests Friday’s contest over 1300m.