Canberra trainer Keith Dryden is hoping for another successful hit-and-run mission to Sydney with Steel Titan at Canterbury on Wednesday.Dryden, who won his region's premiership last season, broke a winning drought of more than five months with stable star and one-time Golden Slipper favourite De Lightning Ridge scoring at the inner-city track last week.A low-grade virus went through Dryden's stable recently and he had to the pull the pin on the campaigns of most of his team."It's been a tough p

Canberra trainer Keith Dryden is hoping for another successful hit-and-run mission to Sydney with Steel Titan at Canterbury on Wednesday.

Dryden, who won his region's premiership last season, broke a winning drought of more than five months with stable star and one-time Golden Slipper favourite De Lightning Ridge scoring at the inner-city track last week.

A low-grade virus went through Dryden's stable recently and he had to the pull the pin on the campaigns of most of his team.

"It's been a tough period but we've got plenty of horses getting close to racing again, so things are looking good," Dryden said.

Steel Titan runs in the opening race of the day, the www.theraces.com.au Handicap (1250m).

The four-year-old, who has won two of his 10 starts, has not raced since running fourth to Roly Dancer at Goulburn in August.

Steel Titan struck interference at the start of the race and never got a crack at them.

"He got stuck behind them on the fence in the mud, it was one of those days and one you just forget about," Dryden said.

"I was looking at running him in a country race but I think he's capable of winning a midweek race in town and tomorrow could be his day.

"I've got a lot of time for this horse."

Dryden has booked promising three kilo-claiming apprentice Nathan Berry for the ride.

"He's only a small horse and that's why we've got the young bloke on," Dryden said.

"He's a good young rider and I'm sure he'll do a good job.

Dryden will instruct Berry to save Steel Titan up for a big finish.

"If he gets clear running in the straight, he'll be very hard to hold out, he gets home very strongly," Dryden said.

Talented stablemate De Jetcat will not run at Canterbury where she was an acceptor for the Party With Horses Nov 4 Handicap (1100m).

"Her blood count wasn't any good, so I've decided not to bring her," Dryden said.

Meanwhile De Lightning Ridge, who led all the way at Canterbury last Wednesday, will race again in a couple of weeks.

"I'll have a look at the program and find another one for her in Sydney," Dryden said.

"She's done very well since the run and I always knew it was a matter of her just putting it together on the day and she certainly did that."

The Canterbury run was her first start since a disastrous race at Rosehill in August when her saddle slipped and she only beat a couple of horses home.

De Lightning Ridge, who has won three of her six starts, was sidelined with shin-soreness after she was a beaten favourite in the Black Opal Stakes in which she was third to Sarthemare in February.