A major market reshuffle is likely once Imperial Force is withdrawn as the Ciaron Maher-trained Perspiration is a current $3.90 favourite in fixed betting.
Perspiration - a Mark Zahra mount - finished second on debut in Sydney before he was sent to Melbourne for two runs including a last start victory in the Mornington Sires over 1200 metres on April 20.
Maher is hopeful Perspiration can claim his first stakes race in the Ken Russell ahead of a the BRC Sires’ Produce and possibly the J. J. Atkins, a race he won last year with King Colorado.
Like Waller, Maher is yet to win the Ken Russell Memorial Classic after failing at his only attempt with Emphatically who finished fifth in the 2015 edition.