Big three days for All Stars begins today

Mark Purdon.
Mark Purdon.
An enormous three days for the all-conquering All Stars stable starts at Wyndham today.

Trainers Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen line up their second-tier 3yr-olds Duplicated and Funathebeach in race 11.

The pair take on a quality line-up of pacers which includes Master Moonlite and the rejuvenated Foo Fighter.

Foo Fighter showed he was at the peak of his powers with a brilliant win at Cromwell earlier this month after going through a flat patch of form earlier this season.

Duplicated and Funathebeach give their trainers the chance to gain some consolation today after two of their star pacers suffered hoof injuries this week.

Lazarus was ruled out of Friday night's WA Pacing Cup in Perth earlier this week after bruising his front feet.

But after just three days off, the champion pacer has shown enormous improvement and Purdon was able to jog him in Perth yesterday morning.

''I was never going to be sure how long it would take until I had a few days with him but he has improved a lot,'' Purdon said.

''I was able to get him back jogging today and I am now far more confident he will get to the Hunter Cup and then Menangle for the prelude and, hopefully, the Miracle Mile.

Ultimate Machete was ruled out of the race yesterday after being affected by a corn in his hoof.

The stable still has Have Faith In Me in the Gloucester Park feature and Piccadilly Princess in an undercard event.

The All Stars line up both Heaven Rocks and Vincent in the Ballarat Cup on Saturday night.

The start of the group 1 feature promises to be an intriguing and potentially spectacular watch as the enigmatic Heaven Rocks will start from barrier 1 in his first start since going off the unruly.

Auckland Cup winner Vincent has been the subject of strong betting support after drawing barrier 6.

Stable 3yr-olds Spankem and The Devils Own start in Victoria Derby heats on the Ballarat programme.

Former Otago pacer Titan Banner will have his first Australian start at Menangle on Saturday night.

All Stars stable driver Tim Williams will drive the former Graeme Anderson -rained pacer in a free-for-allrace over a mile.

Otago-bred and raced star Field Marshal will also return from a hoof injuryin that race.

Today's feature trot at Wyndham has been robbed of an intriguing clash between Springbank Lachie and War Machine.

Springbank Lachie was to have his first run since competing in last season's Harness Jewels but had to be scratched from today's race after suffering a minor leg injury, trainer Phil Williamson said.

That leaves the race wide open for the classy War Machine to keep up his brilliant form this season.

The Williamson barn still has a representative in race 6 in I've Got This.

Majestic Connies will make his season's debut in race 4 after also racing in the Harness Jewels last year.

Rather than going back to compete against his own age-group the horse would initially be aimed at graded racing, to start the season.

Although the horse has displayed good standing start manners in the past, drawing barrier 1 and having failed to step away in a Cromwell trial have his trainer cautious about the horse's chances today.

Williamson also lines up Bet's Commando and Davey Mac in race 4.

Springbank Ella looks poised for a win after her runner-up effort at Oamaru earlier this month.

Williamson rates the horse the best of his stable's chances at the meeting.

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