Jockey Chris Munce had good news and bad news for Ferment's connections after the gelding scored a runaway win at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

Ferment ($6) charged home to score by 2-1/4 lengths to War Ends ($31) with a short half-head to Darci Be Good ($12) in the Ray White Ascot Handicap (1600m).

It was Ferment's second win from his past three starts and his third career victory at Eagle Farm.

The good news was Munce believed Ferment was racing in career-best form and there were more wins ahead.

The bad news was the Melbourne Cup-winning jockey felt Ferment was better at Eagle Farm than Brisbane's other metropolitan track at Doomben.

Eagle Farm will shut for eight months for repairs in 10 days and all metropolitan meetings will be held at Doomben.

"I really think Eagle Farm suits him best because you can hold him up and then he can really sprint home. That is his go," Munce said.

Stable foreman Glen Thompson said Ferment was unlikely to join the main John Thompson stable in Sydney despite his good reason form.

"He has found his right class, at the right time of the year and over the right distance. I don't think he will be going too far," Thompson said.

Handy three-year-old Headwater Country ($7) lived up to a smart barrier trial win when he won the Flight Centre Handicap (1000m).

Headwater Country beat Golden Slipper placegetter Bring Me The Maid in the trial at Doomben two weeks ago.

Trainer Liam Birchley thought enough of Headwater Country to give him four runs in NSW last season.

"He went around very deep in the Canberra Black Opal and had no luck in the Wellington Boot," Birchley said.

"I didn't get too excited about the trial because Bring Me The Maid missed the start but it was a nice run by my bloke."

Apprentice Luke Tarrant completed a winning double on Grey Countess, a former Patinack Farm mare now trained in Toowoomba by Ben Currie.

Grey Countess won her sixth race for Currie when she came home strongly to win the Navaska Handicap (1200m).