Major Roll and Jimison both sat without cover but still had plenty left up the straight to take out the two heats on Saturday night.

Major Roll bounced back from a third first up at Leeton to take out the first heat.

Trainer-driver Stephen Maguire was pleased with his improvement, despite missing a run at Goulburn last week.

"I thought he went a lot better," Maguire said.

"He was still pretty big.

"That's why I had him in at Goulburn last week."

Poor air quality saw Goulburn's meeting abandoned however the MIA Breeders Plate winner didn't show any ill effects from the lost run as proved too tough for his rivals to bring up his 13^th career win.

Sitting without cover throughout, Major Roll charged past leader Threes A Charm before going on for a 6.3-metre victory.

The four-year-old put a gap in his rivals before Ideal Suspect closed in late but looked a serious winning threat.

Maguire is now looking to draw well for the final.

The faster of the two heat winners will draw inside Jimison who wasn't hampered by a wide alley.

Coming off a third in the Temora Pacers Cup last week, Pheasants Nest trainer Peter Rixon thought he took advantage of a drop in class.

"He went really good," Rixon said.

"He dropped in grade a little bit, last week was a pretty strong race, but he did it really good."

Utilising daughter Hannah's claim, Jimison drew the outside of the front row and sat outside group one winner Regulus throughout the race.

However coming to the up hill finish, Jimsion had plenty of sprint left, recording a fast 27.8 last quarter to down About The Attitude by 3.2 metres.

Rixon was thrilled by how he finished off the race.

"I was thinking not too many would do that," he said.

"They did go slow but it was good.

"Major Roll will be hard to beat though as I think he is going to draw inside him."

The Rixons also qualified Kimarosie for the 9,690 Milbrae Quarries finish despite being forced to race three wide.

She had to settle to second behind Irish Shenangians but Rixon expects she will be better if she can secure a kinder run next week.

"She did well to qualify and if she gets a bit more economical run next week she might be a chance," he said.

Meanwhile Junee trainer Saul Duck secured the quinella in the Menangle Country Series heat on the card.

It means both Mister Donald, who scored a two metre win, and stablemate Procurement have qualified for the $20,000 final at Menangle on Saturday.

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