Trainer Gillian Heinrich is hoping for a track upgrade to assist the comebacks of stable duo Rasmussen and Tour Guide at Eagle Farm.Both sprinters have been entered for Saturday's Listed Bribie Handicap (1200m) and Heinrich has confirmed both will start despite their poor wet track form.Both are sons of Flying Spur whose progeny generally are wet track duffers, prompting Heinrich decision to scratch them in the past on surfaces rated slow or worse.Eagle Farm was expected to improve rapidly from

Trainer Gillian Heinrich is hoping for a track upgrade to assist the comebacks of stable duo Rasmussen and Tour Guide at Eagle Farm.

Both sprinters have been entered for Saturday's Listed Bribie Handicap (1200m) and Heinrich has confirmed both will start despite their poor wet track form.

Both are sons of Flying Spur whose progeny generally are wet track duffers, prompting Heinrich decision to scratch them in the past on surfaces rated slow or worse.

Eagle Farm was expected to improve rapidly from its early slow track rating if no more rain fell before raceday.

However, the Brisbane weather bureau has predicted showers over the Easter break much to Heinrich's dismay.

"The situation has got to the stage where I'll have to run them no matter what the track rating is," Heinrich said.

"We've had a lot of rain at the Gold Coast lately and they've missed two sets of barrier trials and a jump out in the last couple of weeks.

"I would have only trialled them once but I haven't had the chance."

Rasmussen is returning from a four month break following two shock failures when last in the Group Three George Moore Stakes (1200m) and a similar effort in the Listed Doomben Stakes (1350m) last December.

The out of character performances followed two indifferent runs in Melbourne when the six-year-old finished 11th to Royal Discretion in the Group Three Jayco Cup (1400m) at Caulfield last October and third to Itsamonty in the Frankston Cup (1200m) at Cranbourne in November.

Tour Guide also raced in Melbourne during the spring winning at Geelong and being placed at Flemington before returning home to finish third to Friendly Embrace in the George Moore Stakes.

The five-year-old was then spelled after finishing 14th to Barlinnie in the Doomben Stakes.

"I'm not sure what happened to Rasmussen last campaign," Heinrich said.

"He looked good and was working well and there's no doubt he should have won at Cranbourne if he was at his best.

"I got his blood count taken when he got back home but everything was in order.

"It's a complete mystery how he performed last time in and I'm just putting it down to one bad campaign.

"We bled him after his last run and sent him out for six weeks and he looks in great shape now."

Heinrich has no plans to tackle the major winter races with Rasmussen although Tour Guide could be aimed at the Group One BTC Cup (1200m) at Doomben on May 9.

"I might run Rasmussen in the Prime Minister's Cup but it depends how he is going," she said.

The Listed Prime Minister's Cup (1300m) will be run at the Gold Coast on May 2.

Although Rasmussen and Tour Guide have missed important barrier trials, Heinrich feels both are forward enough to be competitive in their comebacks.