Sunshine CoastSun, December 03, 2023

Race has been decimated by scratchings leaving a field of just three.BETTER BE NORDY (4) is an improver from the Heathcote barn.Won at Eagle Farm resumed before a second at Doomben last start dropping back to the shorter sprint trip.Prefer him back up to the 6f and showed fresh he can handle a soft ground.Looks a clear top pick in the small field.MIO SORRENTO (2) resumes.Has won fresh in the past.Tends to settle midfield or worse so won't have to spot his rivals a start on straightening in this contest.ROMANOVA (7) will go to the front.Form since arriving in the Sunshine State has been mixed but could prove hard to get by with a soft time of things in front.