Shine Shine  has not raced since October 30 when he was narrowly beaten by a short head over 1400m here in soft going. The lightly raced five-year-old posted two wins during his last preparation, the most recent being a memorable victory where he powered home from near last to score over the same trip on October 16.

Shine Shine is a first up winner previously and appears well primed following his decisive trial win here Tuesday week ago.