The domination of winter star Black And Bent in jumping and flat staying races is set to continue when he runs at Moonee Valley on Saturday.The Robert Smerdon-trained four-year-old has been a revelation this campaign winning seven of his past 11 starts and he is chasing his seventh victory in a row in the sixth heat of the Banjo Paterson Series over 2500 metres on the flat.The Black Hawk gelding is coming off a super impressive 12 length win in The Australian Hurdle (3400m) at Sandown last Satur

The domination of winter star Black And Bent in jumping and flat staying races is set to continue when he runs at Moonee Valley on Saturday.

The Robert Smerdon-trained four-year-old has been a revelation this campaign winning seven of his past 11 starts and he is chasing his seventh victory in a row in the sixth heat of the Banjo Paterson Series over 2500 metres on the flat.

The Black Hawk gelding is coming off a super impressive 12 length win in The Australian Hurdle (3400m) at Sandown last Saturday week.

He has improved out of sight on the flat this preparation winning four metropolitan races including the $100,000 second heat of the Banjo Paterson Series at Flemington on June 5.

He has also won twice at Moonee Valley, over 2500 and 3000 metres, and at Sandown over 2400.

In-form jockey Glen Boss, who rode Black And Bent at Flemington earlier this month, retains the mount and will also ride the horse when he backs up in the $150,000 Banjo Paterson Series Final (2500m) at Flemington on July 10.

The three-time Melbourne Cup winning rider has a great record in races 2000 metres and beyond this season winning his second Cox Plate aboard So You Think.

His victory on the Smerdon-trained Only He Knows in heat five of the Banjo Paterson Series (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday, moved him to fourth on Melbourne premiership with 42 wins behind Luke Nolen (60), apprentice Jason Maskiell (50) and Damien Oliver (43-1/2).

Boss, who moved to Melbourne permanently in December 2008, has steadily climbed up the premiership ladder after being set back by suspensions earlier in the season.

He gained praise from Smerdon on Saturday for recommending Only He Knows wear blinkers for the first time, resulting in the Carnegie seven-year-old's first win since November 2008.

"He was in the same spot as he was at his past couple of runs (when third over 2100m and second over 2400m, both at Sandown) - there to win the race but he didn't - but with the blinkers on he knuckled down and won," Smerdon said.

"It's good to get good feedback off those top riders."

Only He Knows suffered a "fairly serious" suspensory tear and owner Nick Moraitis left it up to Smerdon whether to persevere with the gelding which he did.

"This win has probably justified the process and he's such a good wet tracker he can probably keep going at this time of year," he said.

Only He Knows will have his next run in the Lord Reims Hcp (2000m) at Caulfield on July 17.

Smerdon has moved to third on the Melbourne trainers' premiership with 40 wins so far this season behind runaway leader Peter Moody (74) and Mick Price 41.

Price is one win ahead of David Hayes and Mark Kavanagh with Lee Freedman on 37 and Danny O'Brien on 36.