It took the photo-finish camera to separate Scenic Shot and Rampant Lion in last year's O'Shea Stakes and jockey Shane Scriven won't be surprised if it is required again in Saturday's Group Two feature at Eagle Farm.Scriven ended up in the runner-up's stall aboard Rampant Lion last year but this time he'll be on last year's winner Scenic Shot while Damien Oliver will be reunited with Rampant Lion.Scriven has been Rampant Lion's regular rider for most of his career and won the Group Three Lord Ma

It took the photo-finish camera to separate Scenic Shot and Rampant Lion in last year's O'Shea Stakes and jockey Shane Scriven won't be surprised if it is required again in Saturday's Group Two feature at Eagle Farm.

Scriven ended up in the runner-up's stall aboard Rampant Lion last year but this time he'll be on last year's winner Scenic Shot while Damien Oliver will be reunited with Rampant Lion.

Scriven has been Rampant Lion's regular rider for most of his career and won the Group Three Lord Mayor's Cup (1615m) at Doomben on the rising nine-year-old last start.

However, Scriven surrendered the ride on Rampant Lion for the O'Shea when he gave Perth trainer Daniel Morton a commitment to ride Scenic Shot in two races during the winter carnival, the Group One Doomben Cup and the O'Shea Stakes.

Scriven's decision paid off when Scenic Shot gave the Queensland rider his fourth Group One victory in the Doomben Cup on May 16 and now he's hoping his judgment will again be vindicated in the O'Shea Stakes.

"I took the ride on Scenic Shot for the Doomben Cup and O'Shea Stakes as at the time Rampant Lion was going for the Stradbroke," Scriven said.

"I wasn't too happy when I heard Rampant Lion wasn't going to the Stradbroke as I thought he'd be competitive with only 52 kilos and the track won't be rock hard."

Scriven knows Rampant Lion better than any jockey after riding him 15 times in his 55-start career for two wins.

He also accompanied Rampant Lion to Melbourne last spring where the gelding almost died from dehydration after failing in four starts including the Group One Mackinnon Stakes (2000m) at Flemington in November.

"Scenic Shot is going to be hard to beat again tomorrow but the horse to beat is Rampant Lion," Scriven said.

"I'm glad to be riding Scenic Shot but I'm hoping my decision won't come back to bite me on the arse.

"If anything does beat us I'm hoping it's Rampant Lion but if he does it'll only add salt to the wound."

Scriven believes Rampant Lion is going better now than when he went down by a whisker to Scenic Shot in last year's O'Shea stakes.

But he also knows Rampant Lion's weakness and is hoping the Perth visitor can capitalise on it.

"If this race was 2000 metres, Rampant Lion would beat Scenic Shot but at 2200 metres my horse might be a little tougher," he said.

Scenic Shot is expected to go on to next week's Group Two Brisbane Cup (2400m) at Eagle Farm after the O'Shea but plans for Rampant Lion remain unclear.

Trainer Lindsay Gough is considering sending Rampant Lion straight to the paddock after the O'Shea instead of the Brisbane Cup before heading to Sydney for the spring.