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The $20,000 Summer Sprint Series Bonus is on the line for Travis Doudle when Struck By tackles the $120,000 City Of Marion Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville.
Struck By returns to Morphettville after two Melbourne runs when third in the Chester Manifold Stakes at Flemington on New Years Day before he finished seven lengths behind Veight in the Group 2 Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley last time.
"We had a crack over the border. He didn't have a lot go right and was probably outclassed a little bit last time but his Flemington run was great and I wouldn't change anything with him,'' Travis Doudle said
Struck By is the lone horse in the running for the bonus following his Christmas Handicap success at Morphettville in December and Doudle said the feature had drawn together a very even field.
"The bonus would be handy to get and pay a few bills, that's for sure,'' Doudle said.
"It's a very even group of horses, I wouldn't be surprised to see a rough result as there aren't many horses in that race who can't win,'' he said.
Victorian horseman Matt Laurie's focus on Saturday will be on Coleman in the Group 1 Blue Diamond at Caulfield in Melbourne but has the $4 favourite Miss Icelandic heading to Adelaide with Will Price to ride.
Local jockey Caitlin Jones makes her return to race ridingin the feature partnering Manhatten Times for Andrew Gluyas in what will be her first race ride since September.
Gluyas also saddles up Party Princess and Air Assault who resumes from a spell after running down the track in the Victoria Derby as he heads towards the Group 1 SA Derby at Morphettville in May.
