The form guide for each horse is trending in opposite directions which might be why Panuara is listed as a $13 chance to take out the sprint, whereas Absolute Ripper sits at $21.

But for Smith, it's not as much about dollars and cents as it is about her horse's well-being and in the case of Absolute Ripper in particular, she's just proud of what she's accomplished thus far in her career and anything from here on in is a bonus.

"She's as honest as the day's light," Smith said.

"It's not about her going out and winning. It's great if she does and there's no better feeling. She gave me my first win in town as a trainer.

"That horse is pretty special to me and whatever she does on Friday - win, lose or draw - I'll be proud of her."

While health and safety is the priority, Smith's in it to win it and says the mare's run at Narromine was solid, despite being 100 metres longer than what she's best suited to.

"She battled on really well. I thought her run was really good," she said.

"She's an out-and-out sprinter and struggles with the 1100m a bit. It's really hard at the moment for a horse like her to get 1000m races.

"If she runs anywhere near like I know she's capable of on Friday, she won't be too far behind."

As for Panuara, who's placed in five consecutive meetings, Smith thinks he's in as good condition as he can be, despite having a 22-week setback after racing at Orange in September of 2019.

When scanning your eyes through Friday's field, you've got to take a look at Brett Cavanough's Another Sin as the five-year-old Gelding's $4.80 chance is the shortest price.

This number should come as no surprise as the Scone product has two wins in its last four starts - all of which were in 2020.

Closely following Cavanough's gelding on the odds-sheet is Gregory McFarlane's Clear the Beach, the seven-year-old Gelding is at a fixed price of $5.20. McFarlane has two other horses in the sprint.

The sprint will jump at 3.55pm at Towac Park on Friday.