Trainer Mick Price has had a change of heart and will give the in-form Stratcombe his first taste of stakes racing at Flemington.

Dowager Queen will be striving to give owner Max Whitby successive wins in The Roses before the filly goes under the auction hammer.

Robert Thompson is hoping to add a second Scone Cup to his list of achievements when he competes at the Hunter Valley track's showpiece carnival.

Tiger Tees has built an excellent winning strike rate and trainer Joe Pride believes he is ready to step up again at his first test in Group company.