Daunting weights are making it increasingly tougher for stout-hearted Bombdiggity ($3.60 equal favourite on TAB), but Scott Collings has still placed his stable stalwart to perfection with a claim for Jackson Searle in the historic Breakout River Cowra Japan Cup at Sunday’s booming nine-race TAB Cup meeting.

The city may well be beckoning speedy galloper Bombdiggity again if he can add Sunday’s $35,000 Gilgandra Newspapers/Bob Foran Memorial Town Plate (1100m) to his record.

It’s only baby steps with three-year-old Brenlyn’s Trooper who will step up to open grade at only his fourth start in the inaugural $25,000 Albury Sprint Classic (1000m) at Albury on Friday.