JACKS AND SODA (1) did not fire last time out at Toowoomba 12 days ago after putting together a brace of wins before that, including 1 on this track in November. He slides down slightly in grade and can bounce straight back into the money. LAVONI (12) is racing in good form and is likely to find this easier than her last start at the Sunshine Coast when finishing runner-up nearly 4 weeks ago. She is likely to be hitting the line strongly and can have the last say this time. GUARDED OPTIMIST (6) was good enough to win on debut at Wangaratta before failing to fire in 2 further starts in BM64 company. He has had 3 trials to tune-up for his return. He is making his Queensland debut and will be among the hardest to beat. Watch closely. MEDICAL AUTOCRAT (8) has been showing a lot of promise already and resumed with a good effort for second at the Gold Coast nearly 3 weeks ago. He strips fitter and can go one better from a handy draw.