Albury trainer Mitch Beer to let the weather decide where Seventh Seal starts

The in-form Albury sprinter is down to compete in the $60,000 Ladbrokes 55 Second Challenge Heat (955m) at Moonee Valley on Friday night.

Beer did expect a wet track however and the Moonee Valley course was rated a good four on Thursday afternoon with the rain yet to arrive.

Seventh Seal is also an acceptor in the $26,000 Hunt & McTavish Benchmark 66 Handicap (1100m) at Cootamundra on Sunday as a back-up.

Beer will wait until Friday morning before making a final decision on a trip to Moonee Valley.

"I'll just see what happens with the weather (Thursday night)," Beer said.

"Obviously he's a proven wet tracker. If its wet in the morning, he'll go. If they don't get the rain, I don't think he's good enough to win on a dry track.

"He's three or four lengths better on a wet track so it would have to be wet for him to go."

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Seventh Seal, a $15,000 tried horse purchase, has been a model of consistency this preparation with two wins and five minor placings from seven starts.

The five-year-old is drawn barrier 12 at Moonee Valley and Teo Nugent's claim drops him to 61 kilograms.

At Cootamundra, Seventh Seal is drawn the inside gate with Fiona Sandkuhl to ride. Her four kilogram claim gets him in with 59kg.

Beer has Jawwaal in the same race at Cootamundra. However the barrier draw ensured Seventh Seal is the more likely of the two to go around.

"If Jawwaal had drawn one, I would have been more happy to run him," he said.

"Seventh Seal drawing one and the heavy conditions, it's pretty much sealed he'll go there."

Beer will also take five horses to Wagga on Saturday where he named Sydney Blue as his best chance.

The grey had run 10 minor placings from 13 starts for Beer before breaking through at Griffith last start.

"I just think these horses that take ages to win, they normally win two in a row," he said.

"I was really tempted to run the horse at Benalla the other day in a 2000 metre race but I decided no, this is his race. It's really against the same bunch of horses, he gets out to 2000 and he loves a heavy track.

"His best seconds have been on a heavy track."

Beer is most looking forward to the barrier trial after the last where Kosciuszko runner Sunrise Ruby will trial. It will be her last public hit-out before the $1.3 million feature at Randwick on October 16.

"She could go around this weekend, honestly. She's fit and ready," he said.

"We've been able to give her that time in the paddock to freshen her up. It's mainly just a trip over, take her to the races, she'll have a trial and then we've got two weeks to put her on ice really.

"We're just turning the wheel over ready to go. We're not under pressure. It's a great position to be in, knowing you're not chasing a slot, you're not chasing your tail, you're not having to have gone and have that extra run to prove yourself and now you're picking up the pieces."

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