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Doomben on Saturday features wall to wall stakes racing spearheaded by the Group 1 UBET Stradbroke Handicap.

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The nine race program is comprised largely of competitive, near capacity fields with one of them the feature event, the $1.5million UBET Stradbroke Handicap (1350m).

The Kris Lees-trained Clearly Innocent holds favouritism at $4.60 after his dominant win in the Doomben 10,000.

Clearly Innocent is however considered vulnerable jumping from the extreme outside barrier having eased more than half a point from his All In quote earlier this week.

Chris Waller boasts a strong hand with second and third favourites Mackintosh ($7.50)and Counterattack ($8.00).

Leading Victorian stables in the form of Darren Weir (Ulmann) and Hayes Dabernig (Derryn) saddle up a pair of value chances.

Ulmann is the last of the single figure hopes at ($9.50) while ($15.00) is available about Derryn.

The UBET Stradbroke Handicap is one of three Group 1’s conducted through the nine race card at Doomben on Saturday.

The first of them is the J.J Atkins (1600m) where New Zealand filly Melody Belle is a $2.10) top elect having beaten a number of the same rivals she faces here when claiming the Sires’ Produce Stakes a fortnight ago.

Race 7 is shaping as a more open affair, the Group 1 Queensland Derby (2200m).

Another New Zealand Raider in Shocking Luck holds favouritism ($5.50) despite disappointing in the Grand Prix Stakes a fortnight ago.

He holds it over consistent Victorian-trained three-year-olds Ruthven ($5.50) and Volatile Mix ($6.00).

Doomben’s bumper nine race program wraps up with the Group 2 Brisbane Cup (2200m).

Former West Australian mare Neverland ($5.50) has a sense of timing about her having start number four with Darren Weir.

Pocket Rocket Single Gaze is second favourite at $4.60.

Single Gaze backs up after winning the PJ O’Shea Stakes at the course and distance last Saturday.

If successful in the Brisbane Cup, she would be the fourth horse in the last five years to win the Brisbane Cup backing up after the PJ O’Shea Stakes.

The Team Cummings-trained Top Of My List $6.00 also appears well suited as she searches for a third straight success.

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