But Graeme Anderson - and the statistics from the four sprint heats at Forbury Park this autumn - would suggest otherwise.
Anderson has dual-heat winner Highview Anwell in the $10,000 sprint series final tonight starting from the ace draw.
He would have preferred one spot further out to allow more options, but he hopes the American Ideal gelding's talent can overcome any concern about the draws.
The winners in the previous four heats have come from all over the track.
Dream Gal won the opening heat on April 10 from barrier 11, the third spot on the second line; Highview Anwell's two heat wins came from 2 on the second line and 5 on the front line respectively; and the final heat winner, Ronnoco, won with saddlecloth No8, which was barrier 1 on the second line for the series.
''Look, it might work out perfectly for him, but I would have preferred [barrier] 2,'' Anderson said.
''We won't murder him out for the lead. I think if you look at all the heats, everything that has been murdered to lead has run down the track.
''I'll just leave it up to the man with the golden hands.''
That man, of course, is Dunn. His last three visits to Forbury Park have produced 13 winners from just 29 drives, including five wins apiece at the two April meetings at the track.
Anderson has an in-form driver and an in-form horse, and just hopes he has done his own job to the right level.
''I would have preferred to have a race into him [between May 1 and today] but he's pretty good.
''He's quite bright today - I just finished jogging him - so I expect he'll be pretty hard to beat.''
King Kenny (race 6) appeared to be back to his best at Oamaru on Sunday until he galloped with 50m to go, prompting Anderson to make two gear changes.
''I'm going to put a chin rest overcheck on tomorrow and I'll put some bell boots for some extra weight on the front,'' he said.
''That's all I can think of. I don't want to be too drastic because that was the best he's felt, and then he did it wrong and just floated out of it.
''It's a bit of trial and error, to be fair.''
Belkmyster's eighth at Addington last week was full of merit and he should relish the chance to start off equal marks against lower-grade pacers from the mobile arm in race 11.
''He went a good race [at Addington,]'' Anderson said.
''We were five and six wide and no hope when they ran their last mile in 1.56.
''He's jumping out of his skin and because it was three weeks between races for him, he's probably, dare I say it, better for the trip away.
''There's only eight in it and it's his race, really, if he races up to his form.''
Anderson has added blinkers to Dark Side (race 8) after his fifth behind Mako Banner at Oamaru on Sunday.
The Mach Three gelding will get one or two more chances to prove himself, he said.
