River Lad has continued his career best campaign with a slender success in the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap.

Rhys McLeod has produced a gem of a ride in steering Gondokoro to Queensland Oaks victory at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

Sydney trainer Joe Pride will use a modest midweek race as a starting point for new stable recruit, the 2009 Queensland Derby winner Court Ruler.

The Qld Derby is the last of the classics for the racing season.