The Murray Brown-trained pacer broke at the start of the Wyndham Cup, before recovering and going a big race for fourth.
The consistent 5-yr-old meets two of the three horses that beat him home in that 3200m event - Sagwitch and Vintage Cheddar - in today's feature pace over 2200m.
Brown said he was hopeful starting on level marks may give his pacer the edge he needs to turn the tables on his two vanquishers.
"He must have lost 20 or 30m at the start, so it was a great run.
"One of the good things was we know he can go a good two miles now.
"Going back to the mobile will help him - he shouldn't break up again.
"He has come through the race really well, so he should be a good chance."
Please Shuddup recovered and worked into the race and had a head start on the winner, Sagwitch, who impressed with his big late finish.
Vintage Cheddar also went a sound race in third, after sitting parked for the first lap of the event.
Another race rival, Bettor Enforce, followed him home in fifth placing.
Impressive last start mile winner, Born To Boogie, clearly looks the main rival to the Wyndham Cup runners.
The Brett Gray-trained mare simply could not be caught when leading and bolting in by two and a half lengths at Winton last weekend.
Her runner-up, I'mallaboutthebase, also starts in today's race.
The Brown stable has a two-pronged attack on race 5, the rating 47-52 event, today.
Brown hoped Dallas Grimes would be on her best behaviour, after she pulled very hard and extinguished her chances in her last start at Wyndham behind Tartan Robyn.
"The problem was she just made such a good beginning, and once she could not get to the front she started pulling.
"She is drawn to be in behind them [today], so it shouldn't be a problem again."
"She should go a good race, but I think my other horse is the better chance."
Triple VC has drawn barrier 1 for Brown in the same event.
The 5yr-old charged in to third placing in his last start on Wairio Mile Day after having little luck from three-back on the markers.
"He locked wheels in the run home, so it was a good run.
"The horse drawn beside us has good gate speed, so we might end up in the trail."
RnR Windermere, who is out of form, but has a strong record at Ascot Park, has drawn barrier 2.
Brown starts Son Of Lana in race 6, a rating 53-57 event.
The pacer went a good race for second behind Ardent Lustre last weekend, but his chances took a hit when he drew barrier 8.
Brown has not been in the final stages of preparing Mighty Flying Art for the New Zealand Derby recently.
The trainer has pulled the horse out of next week's classic and will aim the horse at next month's Southern Supremacy Stakes.
"He has had three trips to Christchurch already and it is hard on them, so we will stay home and concentrate on the Supremacy.
"He will run at Invercargill next week."
