New Zealand trainer John Wheeler will be hoping for a change of luck when sprinter Jetset Lad heads back for a second crack at the Listed 2013 Eye Liner Stakes (1350m) at Ipswich on Saturday.

The five-year-old produced the run of the race without any favours last year and had to settle for second behind Belltone.

There will be no Belltone this year and Jetset Lad heads into the race on the back of similar form.

Last year he headed to the tight-turning Ipswich venue after a 10th-place finish at Listed level and this year he lines up after finishing fifth in the Strawberry Road Handicap.

Jetset Lad is part of a capacity field that contains 16-horses plus four emergencies.

The race can be a consolation prize for many who failed to make the Stradbroke Handicap field including former Golden Slipper winner Phelan Ready, Adelaide five-year-old Conservatorium and New South Wales gelding Mahisara.

Conservatorium was desperately unlucky to miss a start in Queensland’s most prestigous race when going down by the narrowest of margins in the Group 2 QTC Cup, a race that offers Stradbroke ballot exemption.

Trainer Gary Kennewll will be hoping his charge can turn strong performances into victory as he also finished second in the Group 1 Goodwood at Morphetville last month.

It is unlikely Phelan Ready will have too much support from punters, with the former juvenile star still yet to taste victory since his 2009 Golden Slipper triumph.

Top Brisbane trainer Kelso Wood has accepted with Benny’s Buttons in an attempt to claim back-to-back victories in the race.

Eye Liner Stakes 2013 – Final Field and Barrier Draw

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Hcp Rating
1	x72532x522	CONSERVATORIUM	Gary Kennewell	Joe Bowditch	4	59kg	103
2	06x2237x69	PHELAN READY	Jason McLachlan	Glen Colless	13	58.5kg	102
3	20063×3785	JETSET LAD (NZ)	John Wheeler	TBA	15	56.5kg	98
4	1811×59420	MAHISARA	Paul Messara	Chris Munce	20	56.5kg	98
5	143251×746	MORNING CAPTAIN	Kelly Doughty	Jim Byrne	12	56.5kg	98
6	6826214×52	GUNDY SON	Robert Heathcote	Ryan Wiggins	14	56kg	97
7	7x128x4880	STEEL ZIP	Pat Duff	TBA	16	56kg	97
8	09690×8838	CELTIC DANCER	Noel J Doyle	Grant Cooksley	9	54.5kg	94
9	141120×000	TOO MANY REDS	Tony Gollan	Larry Cassidy	2	54.5kg	94
10	772646×563	MEET GEORGE	Brian Smith	Eddie Wilkinson	17	54kg	93
11	x807323x10	BENNY’S BUTTONS	Kelso Wood	Michael Cahill	8	54kg	92
12	0x44283462	DOUBTFUL JACK	Kelly Schweida	TBA	6	54kg	92
13	00x600x208	METALLURGICAL	John P Thompson	TBA	7	54kg	92
14	87x85x5310	NEW DAY RISING	David Pfieffer	Timothy Bell	5	54kg	90
15	x79615x302	DANCES ON STARS (NZ)	Gerald Ryan	Brenton Avdulla	1	54kg	89
16	12x80x0009	BAQABA	Steve Tregea	Micheal Hellyer	10	54kg	88
17e	065x060x07	MR ARMSTRONG	John P Thompson	TBA	19	54kg	87
18e	53×8712417	PELLEGRINI (NZ)	Robert Heathcote	TBA	18	54kg	85
19e	86x3407x66	EASY RUNNING	Desleigh Forster	Paul Hammersley	3	54kg	85
20e	3631×11312	TAX EVADER	Jeffrey Caught	TBA	11	54kg	80