He may be rising seven but the only way is up for The Jackal according to the man who knows the powerhouse sprinter better than anyone else.Tamworth trainer Paul St Vincent made the bold statement after The Jackal notched his 13th career victory and pushed his prizemoney past $900,000 in Saturday's Rankins On The Mall Quality (1200m) at Eagle Farm."His sectional times at his past few runs have been sensational," St Vincent said."And he's just starting to get there. He'll improve on this and I'm

He may be rising seven but the only way is up for The Jackal according to the man who knows the powerhouse sprinter better than anyone else.

Tamworth trainer Paul St Vincent made the bold statement after The Jackal notched his 13th career victory and pushed his prizemoney past $900,000 in Saturday's Rankins On The Mall Quality (1200m) at Eagle Farm.

"His sectional times at his past few runs have been sensational," St Vincent said.

"And he's just starting to get there. He'll improve on this and I'm sure he hasn't reached his peak as a racehorse yet."

In customary bullish style, The Jackal ($4.20) made light work of his 59kg to reel in the gallant Nuclear Medicine ($5.50) to score by a neck with Ollie Vollie ($3 fav) three-quarters of a length back in third.

St Vincent harboured a pre-race ambition to travel The Jackal to Canberra for next month's National Sprint over 1400m but winning jockey Larry Cassidy crushed that plan when he dismounted.

"Whatever you do keep him to the 1200 metres," Cassidy said.

"He'll overrace in a 1400-metre but in 1200 metres he can settle behind them and get balanced and then finish off.

"He dug really deep under the 59kg - he was just too classy for them."

Boom apprentice Tim Bell got shuffled back to second last on the fence off barrier one on Ollie Vollie when his rivals swooped passing the 600m.

But he didn't panic and angled the horse into the clear in the straight and Ollie Vollie finished off well without threatening the first two placegetters.

Enigmatic sprinter Fab Fevola left jockey Jim Byrne dumbfounded when he again folded like a deck of cards as favourite in the Rapid Hot Handicap (1000m).

Byrne was lost for words when explaining Fab Fevola's ($2.80) defeat to trainer Bryan Guy other than to say the horse no longer possessed his early brilliance.

"He's completely lost all his zip," Byrne said.

"He used to hit the ground running and land two or three lengths in front and by the time the field had caught him he was already travelling.

"I know that was in weaker company but he can't do it anymore."

Central Queenslander Admiral Gherkin ($26) gave Fab Fevola no peace in front and the pair set up a solid clip which played into the hands of gun jockey Glen Colless on Mazuka ($7).

Colless rode patiently on Mazuka and the gelding responded powerfully in the straight to beat Admiral Gherkin by a neck with Moonan Kathleen ($5) 1-1/4 lengths away third and Fab Fevola a nose back in fourth.

Matthew Dunn, deputising for trainer Gerald Ryan, said Colless was instrumental in identifying Mazuka's preferred racing pattern last preparation.

"It was Glen's idea to ride him back and he does his best when ridden that way," Dunn said.

"He has to be ridden quietly and because of that we space his runs and restrict him to 1000-metre and 1100-metre races."

Dunn said Mazuka was a length or two short of top class but said a race like the QTC Lightning Handicap during the winter carnival was well within his grasp.