Trainer Donna Scott has warned punters Bennelong Dancer could be the forgotten horse ahead of Saturday's Country Championship final at Randwick.
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Despite running third in the $500,000 final last year, Bennelong Dancer has drifted from $26 to $41 since the final field was released on Wednesday.
Scott said with the SDRA qualifier being one of the first held and Bennelong Dancer not having a start since, punters tend to concentrate on runners who have raced more recently.
"I was a little surprised to see she is at $41 considering she keeps making the final and performing," Scott said.
"I think punters tend to underestimate her a little bit.
"She has had an almost identical preparation to last year leading into the final when she ran third.
"But in saying that I suppose exposed form is good form and it's does seem a long time ago when she qualified for the final.
"Punters like to focus on the qualifiers who have run in the last couple of weeks.
"That's fair enough and it takes a bit of pressure off.
"But she got out to 200/1 in the final two years ago and still ran fourth."
Rachel King replaces Daniel Stackhouse in the saddle for the $400,000 feature.
Bennelong Dance is set to jump from barrier nine after the emergencies come out.
"I think Bobbing has got the form on the board and the horse we all have to beat," she said.
"I would be a lot more confident if the track wasn't rain affected.
"But I'm extremely happy and the horse couldn't be going any better."
It shapes as a busy weekend for the stable with two horses also racing at Albury on Saturday, as well as one at Gundagai on Sunday.
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