The cream of gallopers eligible for the 1400m Showcase event are looking at a heavy track today but officials are hoping sunshine will improve conditions for an expected bumper crowd.

Port Macquarie trainer Jenny Graham has nominated four gallopers, one of them being five-year-old gelding Awesome Pluck which was second to $500,000 final winner Victorem in the qualifier at Port in February 2018 and then was third in the Qualifier last year before running in the $300,000 Kosciuszko in October last year.

One string to the gelding's bow is that he loves wet tracks. Graham's other runners are Foxy's Foxinator, Magnalane, and The Drake, the latter two having won their last starts.

Taree trainer Wayne Wilkes won the Qualifier at Port with Lucciola Belle last year and he has six gallopers nominated this year.

One is four-year-old mare Bellastar which scored nicely in the $60,000 Queen Of The North earlier this year. His four-year-old gelding Dulette and Storm Attack have wins and placings in city Highway events. The latter will be first-up from a spell as is three-year-old filly Moana Marie. His other nominations are Cartel and Good Excuse.

Port trainer Marc Quinn is geared up with last Saturday's Gosford winner Gumshoe, which also has winning form in the Highway, and Nashian.

Wauchope trainer Grant Prosser is banking on a first-up win with Music Box Dancer which has won three of its past four starts but does run well fresh. Another recent Gosford winner is four-year-old mare Bedtime Stories, trained at Port by Allan Kehoe.

Taree trainer Ross Stitt has another good Sydney winner But I Know resuming and Oh So Hot which was competitive in Sydney.

Also coming to hand with recent racing is Texas Storm, trained at Taree by Bob Milligan, it having run third in a qualifier.