Pocket rocket Border Rebel rediscovered his best form with a commanding victory in his comeback at Eagle Farm on Saturday.Border Rebel ($3.40), having his first start for nine months, showed great courage to score by 1-3/4 lengths over Haizum ($5) in the Makers Mark Handicap (1000m).Mondean ($11) filled the minor placing a further length away.Trainer Sue Grills' decision to start Border Rebel at Eagle Farm in preference to the $100,000 Gold Coast Stakes (1200m) paid off handsomely when light rai

Pocket rocket Border Rebel rediscovered his best form with a commanding victory in his comeback at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

Border Rebel ($3.40), having his first start for nine months, showed great courage to score by 1-3/4 lengths over Haizum ($5) in the Makers Mark Handicap (1000m).

Mondean ($11) filled the minor placing a further length away.

Trainer Sue Grills' decision to start Border Rebel at Eagle Farm in preference to the $100,000 Gold Coast Stakes (1200m) paid off handsomely when light rain fell during the meeting.

Border Rebel relished the wet to retain his unbeaten record from four starts in heavy going.

Grills had reservations about whether Border Rebel was fit enough to run 1200 metres at the Gold Coast and was elated to see the six-year-old break his drought.

Border Rebel's career has been plagued with feet problems which forced Grills to give him a lengthy spell after he produced an out-of-character performance when last to Title in the Listed Takeover Target Stakes at Gosford last June.

In 2010, Border Rebel was dubbed a bush champion after registering seven successive wins on Queensland and NSW tracks.

Border Rebel's win was his 14th from 26 starts and was his first since his success in the Listed Hinkler Quality (1200m) at Eagle Farm in April last year.

"I couldn't believe our luck when it started raining during the day," Grills said.

"I was a bit nervous about his chances after coming back from such a long break but he did well.

"I'll be guided by how the tracks are but I'd like to run him next in the Bribie Handicap and then the Bert Hinkler again."

Meanwhile, apprentice Matt McGuren hopes to get more rides for the powerful Patinack Farm stable after scoring on Boys On Tour in the Coca-Cola Handicap (1300m).

Boys On Tour ($3.80 fav) powered home to score by a short neck over stablemate Another Superior ($6) with a short half-head to third placegetter Faultless Dancer ($10).

McGuren had planned not to ride at Eagle Farm and intended to attend a country musical festival at Cessnock in NSW this weekend.

"I wanted to go to a musical festival which goes for a few days and hadn't planned on riding until I got a phone call out of the blue from Patinack Farm," McGuren said.

"This was my first ride for Patinack and it's good to win for them.

"Tim Bell has lost his claim and if Patinack want a claimer I'm here."

Patinack Farm's Gold Coast foreman Brett Killion believes Boys On Tour, who scored on his Queensland debut at Eagle Farm earlier this month, can soon make it to open company in Brisbane.

"It was the same quinella as last time but I feel a little sorry for Another Superior," Killion said.

"Another Superior did well but wasn't as comfortable in the wet as the winner.

"It was a smart decision from John (Thompson) to send Boys On Tour up here as he should go through the grades fairly soon."