Finally, she looks to have found her mission around regional NSW, with Wagga being the seventh country or provincial track she has raced on in just over four months. But one thing's for sure, Aperol Sprint won't win the sentimental battle at Wagga, with popular four-year-old Jungle Book shooting for four straight wins on his home circuit.

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Meanwhile, the "Corowa Cracker" Straover is set to add another notch to his high flying Riverina belt in a strong Open Handicap over 1300m.

A dominant last-start BM 66 winner at Albury in heavy ground, four-year-old Straover has quickly built a better than 25 per cent winning strike rate from only 19 starts, and can potentially seal a Highway assignment in Sydney if he wins again.

While this is a tougher test, he drops a hefty 5.5kg in weight and again is drawn to get to the outside on ground he loves.

Tough and consistent Goulburn front-runner Assault'n'bathory, who hasn't missed a place in his last four, and local gelding Real Key, coming off a BM 76 win on the Riverside track, are both serious rivals.