Father and son trainers Robert and Luke Price will be hoping to extend their Christmas celebrations when they both start runners at Randwick on Boxing Day.Robert Price will have up to four starters, including Jordan Valley in the Group Three Summer Cup (2400m) and improving mare Moorings Capital in the Paul Curran Hcp (1600m).Former jockey Luke will be represented by the well-travelled Imperial Applause in the Super Impose Hcp (1100m).An eight-year-old, Imperial Applause began his career in Euro

Father and son trainers Robert and Luke Price will be hoping to extend their Christmas celebrations when they both start runners at Randwick on Boxing Day.

Robert Price will have up to four starters, including Jordan Valley in the Group Three Summer Cup (2400m) and improving mare Moorings Capital in the Paul Curran Hcp (1600m).

Former jockey Luke will be represented by the well-travelled Imperial Applause in the Super Impose Hcp (1100m).

An eight-year-old, Imperial Applause began his career in Europe but did the bulk of his racing in Hong Kong where he won four races.

He has not started since scoring over 1400 metres at Sha Tin in November last year but has a handy first-up record and finished runner-up in a recent barrier trial.

Robert and Luke train out of the same complex at Nowra on the NSW south coast and Price senior has seen a lot of Imperial Applause around the stable.

"He's an ex-Hong Kong horse who has had some soundness issues but Luke has done a great job with him," Robert Price said.

"He loves the beach and he can gallop.

"(Former trainer) Oliver Koolman manages the horse and he was adamant that he be given a preparation, then a month off, and then another preparation and it was a good decision because he has really let down and settled in.

"I think he will be a cheeky each-way chance for Luke on Saturday."

Robert Price is also keen on the chances of Moorings Capital, who will clash with stablemate All Black Miss.

The mare has won three of her 13 starts and comes into the race with strong formlines after finishing fourth to subsequent Villiers Stakes winner Palacio De Cristal on the Kensington track last start.

"I think she is a very nice horse," Price said.

"She's had some feet issues but we've got those sorted.

"She'll be very competitive, the horse who beat her two weeks ago won the Villiers, although I think her go will be 2000 metres eventually."

Price is watching the weather with seven-year-old Step Forward who is among acceptances for the Rising Prince Hcp (1800m).

The gelding has been racing consistently but doesn't like wet tracks and a third consecutive shot at the Narooma Cup (1650m) on January 4 also beckons.

"We may well go to the Narooma Cup, he has won it for the last two years so we'll see how things pan out and roll with the punches," Price said.