Baker hopes change in luck gives Golden Eagle contender a sniff

Baker has no doubt Stefi Magnetica, which more than eased the pain of that defeat with victories in the $5 million Doncaster Mile and $2 million Invitation, “would have won”. Asked if he was due good luck in the Golden Eagle, he said: “Well, we got luck in the Stradbroke [before that], so maybe that was karma. “But you’ve got to look forward, not back, and that’s racing. You can’t get the perfect run all the time. Fingers crossed, it’s a tough race and hopefully Perfumist can run up to her best.” Perfumist, a go-forward mare, looks likely to make her own luck up on speed, especially after drawing the rails barrier. Rachel King has the ride on the $16 (TAB) chance, which raced through the grades last preparation with four consecutive wins. She failed to fire in her first two runs back, but has been excellent since, finishing a close fourth before running quick time to win at Randwick over the mile in benchmark 94 grade. She was best of the rest behind Idle Flyer last start in the group 3 Angst Stakes over the same trip.