They didn't get it.

Steve Turnbull's recent Goulburn Cup champion Conviction and Amanda Turnbull's Inter Dominion Consolation winner Ellmers Image will now find the going even though in their respective Group 1 bids this Saturday.

Conviction starts second widest in the Allied Express Sprint over the mile. 

In a race that has Inter Dominion champion Tiger Tara and NZ Cup victor Thefixer starting from gates one and three respectively that's a heavy blow.

Still, Conviction's work has impressed Turnbull this preparation and with an ideal run the trainer is hopeful his For A Reason gelding can feature during the run for home.

"He's never been better than he's been at the moment so we're just hoping for a bit of luck," he said.

"He'll try to come across and slot in somewhere and we'll just play it by ear. Against those horses you've got to have the draw and the right race. It's just going to be very hard from there.

"We thought we'd have a go at this race and a couple of country races and he went really well at Goulburn. He'd had a spell when he came home from Brisbane so we'd thought we'd space his runs out a bit and if something nice came along we'd put him in it."

Ellmers Image managed to fare even worse in the draw stakes, starting widest for the Canadian Club Sprint (1,609 metres).

This is the first start back for Ellmers Image since his consolation victory at Melton in December.

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It's a race packed with speed, most notably the defending Miracle Mile champion and Australasian mile rate record holder My Field Marshall directly to the inside of Turnbull's hope.

One person who did score some luck for the race was fellow Bathurst trainer Chris Frisby and his stable star Our Uncle Sam.

The Inter Dominion and Hunter Cup runner-up hasn't picked up a win this season but thanks to his placings in some of the nation's biggest races he's still picked up nearly $200,000 of prizemoney in this season alone.

Majordan looks set to start the race as favourite following his sub-1:50 mile rate at the same track last Saturday.

Both Group 1 races this Saturday carry $100,000 in prizemoney.

The meeting also features NSW Derby heats and the Group 2 Robin Dundee Stakes, each boasting Bathurst-trained hopes.