Bart Cummings has been pleasantly surprised by Swick's recent work on wet tracks and is hoping it can translate into victory in the All-Aged Stakes.The veteran sprinter has not been effective on rain-affected ground in the past but his trainer thinks he may be able to turn that around and claim his second Group One on Saturday."He hasn't been much good in the wet in the past but has worked terrific on it over the past couple of weeks," Cummings said."He had a quiet trial the other day and seemed

Bart Cummings has been pleasantly surprised by Swick's recent work on wet tracks and is hoping it can translate into victory in the All-Aged Stakes.

The veteran sprinter has not been effective on rain-affected ground in the past but his trainer thinks he may be able to turn that around and claim his second Group One on Saturday.

"He hasn't been much good in the wet in the past but has worked terrific on it over the past couple of weeks," Cummings said.

"He had a quiet trial the other day and seemed to handle it okay.

"Maybe it won't be too much of a problem."

Five of the seven-year-old's six wins have been over 1200 metres with the other victory coming in the Group Three Sandown Stakes in November 2006 over the 1400 metres of Saturday's race.

Swick gained an overdue Group One win during the 2008 spring when he took out the Patinack Farm Classic run down the Flemington straight.

A year earlier he won the Salinger Stakes on the same course, the first year it was downgraded from Group One to Group Two.

Swick was an $18 chance with TAB Sportsbet on Thursday to win the All-Aged with All Silent favourite at $4.80 to avenge his unplaced run in the Doncaster for which he was also favourite.

Trainer Grahame Begg has some concerns over the wet track with predictions the best it will be is slow.

"By the time they get to the All-Aged which is the second last race of the day, the track could be chopped up and they will certainly be using all of it," Begg said.

"It might not be such a disadvantage to be wide."

All Silent has drawn barrier nine while his stablemate Back Off will jump from 11.

Back Off's two wins have been on slow tracks and Begg put the three-year-old in the race as a lead-up to the Hawkesbury Guineas on May 9.

"I threw him but I wasn't sure he would get a run," Begg said.

"I had to send him round in something before the Hawkesbury Guineas.

"It's a big step up but he's in the field so he can have a go."

A $61 chance in the All-Aged, Back Off was unplaced in both the Tulloch Stakes and Carbine Club Stakes.

Apart from his two wins in restricted grade, Back Off's form includes a close third in the 2008 Spring Stakes at Newcastle won by Sousa from Rhyno Chaser.

Begg has elected not to run promising filly Purrpurrlena against Ortensia in the James HB Carr Stakes and she will be saved for a lesser race at Canterbury next week.