Jones won three of the 10 heats across the last fortnight with success aboard Western Sonador and Brookyns Best for partner Ellen Bartley and Cee Cee Ambro for Wayne Sullivan.

Sullivan will drive his mare in the final but Jones will wait to decide which of the two Bartley runners to chooses.

"We will have to wait and see and I definitely haven't made my mind up," Jones said. "I'll speak to the owners but won't make a decision straight away."

Brooklyns Best overcame an interrupted preparation to book her place in the final heat on Friday night.

The mare made it two straight wins for the new stable despite being scratched last week due to a hoof abscess.

Jones was pleased with her performance after dashing across the field to lead from barrier eight.

"She went really good, I know they didn't go much time, but she's had a pretty interrupted preparation and was going in a little underdone but she did it pretty easy in the end," he said.

She went on to down Blaster Ranger by 7.9 metres.

Western Sonador went over two seconds quicker than his stablemate the week earlier.

However Jones admitted they are contrasting drives.

"They are pretty different horses," he said.

"He is still learning how to race a fair bit while she is a pretty smart race horse.

"You can use her off the gate like that and then take a sit as she has a real good turn of foot.

"The draws will definitely be a big part but he doesn't have the fitness on his side compared the prep she has had but she has better racing manners and knows how to race a bit better than him."

Bartley is among the options to take the other drive but others will be considered after discussions with both horses connections.

Watching on from the sidelines Bartley was relieved to see the mare win after a six-week break between runs.

"It was a huge relief," she said.

"I felt sick going into the race because of what has happened with her foot but it shows what an utter professional she is to come out and do that after all the problems that we've had.

"She didn't miss a beat either.

"I'm very excited."

Bartley was particularly impressed her the gate speed she showed to cross the field.

Especially after Jones admitted he didn't make his final decision to go forward from gate eight until during the score up.

"She flew out of the gate and we had spoke a little bit about what Blake was going to do but didn't really confirm it" she said.

"I thought he would probably look after her but when he come flying out of the gate I had my hands over my eyes, I couldn't even watch.

"She coped a bit of pressure but she pulled up good and now we just need a good barrier draw for both of them, which I haven't had."

The draw will be released on Tuesday.

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