Grafton sprinter Forestreno staked a serious claim on next month's Doomben summer series with an upset victory in the $100,000 Keith Noud Handicap at Eagle Farm on Saturday.Bred by trainer Phil McLeod, Forestreno strode to a half-length win over Cocktail Supreme with Black Ink a short head away third in the 1200-metre feature.On a track which was upgraded from slow to dead, Forestreno finally ended a six-month losing streak to record his 10th win from 40 starts."He's been very consistent but he'

Grafton sprinter Forestreno staked a serious claim on next month's Doomben summer series with an upset victory in the $100,000 Keith Noud Handicap at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

Bred by trainer Phil McLeod, Forestreno strode to a half-length win over Cocktail Supreme with Black Ink a short head away third in the 1200-metre feature.

On a track which was upgraded from slow to dead, Forestreno finally ended a six-month losing streak to record his 10th win from 40 starts.

"He's been very consistent but he's run into a few wet tracks and had some bad barriers lately," McLeod said.

"I've been trying for a long time to get him into a race past 1200 metres and the Doomben Stakes next month will be perfect after he runs in the George Moore Stakes."

The Doomben summer series begins with the Group Three George Moore Stakes (1200m) on December 6 with the Listed Doomben Stakes (1350m) a fortnight later.

McLeod won't be tempted into running Forestreno in the final leg, the Listed Bernborough Handicap (1615m) on December 27.

McLeod paid tribute to a great ride by Joe Bowditch but felt sorry for suspended rider Tony Pattillo.

"Tony has done a lot of work on this bloke and I feel a bit sorry he wasn't available to ride him," he said.

"But it was a great ride from Joe. The horse resents being hit with the whip and Joe did a great job on him."

Trainer Gordon Yorke was disappointed with the defeat of Coffs Harbour sprinter Nuclear Medicine who finished seventh, 2-1/4 lengths away.

"Maybe he was a bit soft still and ran out of petrol," Yorke said.

"I'll see how he pulls up before deciding if he runs in the summer series."

Meanwhile, it was celebrations all round for rookie trainer Eden Petrie and apprentice Luke Rolls after talented sprinter Albert The Fat scored a brilliant comeback victory in the Pepperjack Stylus Handicap (1200m).

Kiwi-born Rolls, who is apprenticed to Gold Coast trainer Mel Eggleston, was celebrating his 24th birthday and his fourth metropolitan winner aboard Albert The Fat who downed Borsha's Mark by half a length.

Albert The Fat's victory also gave Petrie his first Saturday metropolitan winner since being granted a trainer's licence last month.

Petrie, who spent many years working for Ron Quinton in Sydney and John Wallace on the Gold Coast, is leaning to starting Albert The Fat in another Class Six at Doomben on December 6.

"I'll nominate him for the George Moore Classic but at this stage I'm leaning towards the class six race," he said.

Albert The Fat has now won his last four races in succession, three for his previous trainer Dale Sutton who now prepares a large team at Tylden in country Victoria.

Sutton still has several horses in Queensland under Petrie's care at Wadham Park at Canungra in the Gold Coast hinterland.