Anakie trainer Jeff Britton is embarking on a two-dog G1 Brisbane Cup-Queensland Cup campaign that could ultimately nett him a cool $350,000.
Britton has Do It engaged in the Brisbane Cup heats (520m) and Hank The Hustler in the Queensland Cup heats (710m) tonight at Albion Park.
The finals on July 8 carry a $250,000 and $100,000 first prize respectively.
Last month, Do It ‘familiarised’ with the tricky Albion Park circuit. He was runner-up to NSW star Jungle Deuce in the G2 Flying Amy Classic.
Do It (Box 8) will meet Victorian counterpart and G1 Sapphire Crown winner Qwara Bale (Box 3) in Heat 4 of the Brisbane Cup – Race 7, 8.34pm. They are $5 and $3.10 respectively on TAB’s fixed odds market.
New sprint queen Qwara Bale holds a 2-0 record over Do It. Back in May, she won the G2 Warrnambool Cup, with Do It sixth, and followed up with a GR8 Eight win at Sandown Park, with Do It third.
“We’re really running for luck,” Britton said. “He acquitted himself well in the Flying Amy series and we know he has ability.
“But I think if he was at ‘home’, he would have gone better… He’s run 29.15sec at Sandown.
“Some dogs adapt better than others. If they’re not on their own turf, some dogs don’t go as well. It’s always a bit of the unknown when travelling interstate.”
Victoria has a ‘charge of the light brigade’ in the Brisbane Cup series, including dual G1 winners Shima Shine and Tiggerlong Tonk who share favouritism with Jungle Deuce at $5 in TAB’s ‘All In’ market.
Triple G1 finalist Equalizer, who snared a $25,000 first prize in last week’s Listed Super Sprinters at Albion Park, is quoted at $8 along with Qwara Bale who was second in that event.