Forster happy with Adebisi decision

Friday 9 August 2013, 3:10pm

A spring carnival campaign for Adebisi will hinge on his performance at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

Trainer Desleigh Forster says she made the right call to bypass the Group Three Missile Stakes (1200m) at Randwick with Adebisi and instead tackle the Uniform Management Services Handicap (1000m) at Eagle Farm where Michael Cahill will be aboard.

"It's going to be a heavy track at Randwick and I wouldn't run him on that sort of surface, especially when it's going to be a nice, dry track at Eagle Farm," Forster said.

Adebisi will be given his opportunity interstate if he performs up to Forster's expectations at Eagle Farm.

Forster isn't concerned by the gelding's outside alley in the seven-horse field.

"I'd prefer to draw outside for the simple reason Michael can cross over at his own leisure and not have to worry about horses pressuring him on his outside," she said.

"I know All That is pretty quick and if it wants to go we'll let it go. We won first-up with a big weight last time in by sitting off them."

Adebisi is burdened with topweight of 60.5kg but Forster has resisted the temptation to book a claiming apprentice.

"Adebisi's pretty strong and if he wants to get tracking I don't think an apprentice will be able to hold him," she said.

"He's got a high cruising speed and if they get it wrong, you'll crucify the kid and crucify the horse."

No one is happier to see a dry track at Eagle Farm than Forster who is confident Dream'n'ignite can return to form in the St Margaret's Anglican Girls School Handicap (1200m).

"After her last run we were in two minds whether or not to retire her," Forster said.

"The main thing with her is getting back on a dry track and if she turns up with her old form she just wins."

Forster is happy with the way Dream'n'ignite has freshened-up since running second on a heavy track at Doomben on July 3.

– AAP

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