Stablemates King Gutho and Soul Lady already have a spot booked for next month’s Grafton Cup Carnival but they can enhance their prospects with strong showings within the space of 24 hours of each other.

Like a flashing blue light on a dark desert highway for punters, new Class 2 sprinter Somerton Sniper beat Group and Listed mare Opal Ridge in a recent Tamworth trial and then was dominant winning on his home track.