Racing: Heart Of Dreams set for Doomben Cup

Melbourne horseman Mick Price hopes to confirm a Doomben Cup start for dual group one winner Heart Of Dreams after the gelding's Queensland debut in the Hollindale Stakes.

He has sent Heart Of Dreams and his older brother Rightfully Yours north with both to run at Saturday's Gold Coast meeting.

Heart Of Dreams runs over 1800m in the group two Hollindale, while Rightfully Yours will have a second attempt at the listed Prime Minister's Cup (1300m).

A third to Hay List in the All-Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on April 23 followed Heart Of Dreams' fourth failure over 2000m behind Shocking in the Australian Cup at Flemington in March.

The son of Show A Heart hasn't won beyond 1800m but Price isn't giving up and has aimed him at the Doomben Cup (2020m) on May 21.

In his other attempts, Heart of Dreams has finished second to Whobegotyou in the 2000m Yalumba Stakes (2000m) at Caulfield, seventh to So You Think in the 2009 Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley and fourth to Zipping in last year's Australian Cup.

Price is delighted with the way Heart Of Dreams has come through his campaign so far.

"He had a little freshen-up following his Australian Cup run and he pulled up in good order after he had a hard run on a heavy track in the All-Aged Stakes behind Hay List," he said.

"I thought he should have run second in the All-Aged. Following Alverta wasn't the right thing to do as Hinchinbrook was wound right up while we were being held up."

Price believes the Hollindale Stakes is the right distance for Heart Of Dreams who claimed his two wins at elite level in the Underwood Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield and Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington in 2009.

He isn't concerned about sending Rightfully Yours into the Prime Minister's Cup first-up.

The 6-year-old hasn't raced since finishing seventh to Temple Of Boom in the listed Swisse Vitamins Stakes (1100m) at Flemington in November.

"He's had a fetlock operation but he trialled well when he won at Cranbourne a few weeks ago. "He always races best fresh and he seems to be over the joint problems."

- AAP