Lindsay Hatch has blamed trainer error for Let’s Party Marty’s first stable defeat but is confident the six-year-old can bounce back at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

Trainer Lindsay Hatch will have plenty of big race options on his plate if under-rated sprinter Let’s Party Marty can complete a hat-trick of wins at Doomben on Saturday.

Chris Scholtz previews the Randwick and Gold Coast meetings on January 5 with selections for all races.

Kooringal Stud would be delighted but any number of other studs would be lamenting the win by Duporth four-year-old Hey Doc in the G3 Aurie’s Star Handicap at Flemington last Saturday.