Trainer Lawrie Mayfield-Smith is hoping superstition won't stop him from winding down a successful season with a winning double from his three runners at Eagle Farm.Mayfield-Smith, who has trained 29 winners so far this season, isn't among Brisbane's top 15 trainers but still regards the past 12 months as a success."I only ever have about 15 horses in work and this season I've trained 29 winners from about 160 starters," he said."It's a bit like taking a shanghai to an artillery battalion when y

Trainer Lawrie Mayfield-Smith is hoping superstition won't stop him from winding down a successful season with a winning double from his three runners at Eagle Farm.

Mayfield-Smith, who has trained 29 winners so far this season, isn't among Brisbane's top 15 trainers but still regards the past 12 months as a success.

"I only ever have about 15 horses in work and this season I've trained 29 winners from about 160 starters," he said.

"It's a bit like taking a shanghai to an artillery battalion when you compare my stable to some of the bigger stables.

"I'm very superstitious and I haven't trained a winner since one of my owners gave me a bottle of Black Cat shiraz.

"If I drive down the road and see a black cat I stop and take another street."

Mayfield-Smith rates former Victorian Tarrayoukyan in the Carlton Draught Handicap (1500m) as the pick of his stable trio on Wednesday.

He also will saddle up Shooting Scene in the Bankwest Hospitality Handicap (1846m) and Simian Express in the ALM Handicap (1300m).

"Tarrayoukyan is probably my best chance but it's a toss up between him and Shooting Scene," Mayfield-Smith said.

Tarrayoukyan has only been in Mayfield-Smith's stable for four starts since clients of his bought him for an undisclosed figure from Melbourne.

The rising six-year-old failed in his first three Brisbane starts before Mayfield-Smith experimented when he removed blinkers for his latest outing when second to Cicarelli in a 1500-metre Class Three Plate at Eagle Farm on July 8.

"Shane Scriven thought he was going to win last start but the winner bobbed up from nowhere and caught him by surprise," Mayfield-Smith said.

"He goes okay but he pulled too hard in the three previous runs for me so I took the blinkers off and it almost paid off.

"I think he can stick on a bit so he might get further later on and he'll be hard to beat tomorrow."

Mayfield-Smith is hoping new riding tactics may help Shooting Scene break a losing streak of five runs this campaign.

The son of Reenact has been ridden back in his races this preparation including his last-start 11th to Crossthestart in an 1800-metre Class Six at Eagle Farm on July 4.

"He was on the fence and in the worst part of the track last start and I'm hoping he'll go a lot better tomorrow," he said.

"He's a very lazy horse and has been ridden too quiet so far this campaign.

"Whenever he's won he's been hunted early to get a good position and that's how he'll be ridden this time."

Mayfield-Smith isn't as confident of Simian Express' chances after the four-year-old drew barrier 14.

"He's been getting some good draws lately but he's got a bad one this time and it'll be a lot tougher from out there," he said.

Simian Express has been placed twice from four starts this preparation including a last-start third in a 1200-metre Class Three at the Gold Coast on July 1.