He is confident Oohlalouvre - a Jake Bayliss mount - will be competitive and her performance will decide if she heads to the Queensland Racing Carnival in Brisbane.
“She’s a good chance and she was quite green on debut so I’ve put blinkers on her,” Bruce said.
“I have no idea how the form stacks up against horses with a different form line but she’s effective enough to win as a two-year-old around South East Queensland.
“Whether that’s good enough to win up there I’m not sure, but she’s an improving type and what she did on debut was good.
“This is really her grand final. I didn’t have her pegged for the winter carnival here in Brisbane but if she wins on Thursday then I’d have to look at some of the races here for her.”