The prospect of wet weather in Sydney for the rest of the week has boosted Joe Pride's confidence ahead of Vision And Power's attack on the Chipping Norton Stakes.The return of the Group One race to Warwick Farm on Saturday has attracted 17 nominations with Vision And Power on target to go one better than last year when second to Tuesday Joy.The 1600m feature has been held at Randwick for the past two years but is now back at home in the suburb that gives the race its name.Past winners include T

The prospect of wet weather in Sydney for the rest of the week has boosted Joe Pride's confidence ahead of Vision And Power's attack on the Chipping Norton Stakes.

The return of the Group One race to Warwick Farm on Saturday has attracted 17 nominations with Vision And Power on target to go one better than last year when second to Tuesday Joy.

The 1600m feature has been held at Randwick for the past two years but is now back at home in the suburb that gives the race its name.

Past winners include Tie The Knot, who holds the record with four victories and Super Impose who won twice.

Following his second in the 2009 Chipping Norton, Vision And Power went on to win the George Ryder Stakes and Doncaster Mile on his preferred softer surfaces.

Before the autumn, Pride said Vision And Power's program would depend on the weather and he was pleased to see the rain falling.

"We got a few mils on Sunday at Warwick Farm and it's been drizzling since," Pride said.

"The heat's gone as well so it seems we will definitely have a softish track on Saturday which is perfect for him.

"Everything is falling into place."

Seven of Vision And Power's 10 wins have been on rain-affected tracks and three have been over the 1600 metres of Saturday's race.

Vision And Power was one of 10 Group One winners entered for the Chipping Norton and one of 10 nominees who contested the Apollo Stakes last Saturday week won by Danleigh from his stablemate Rangirangdoo.

Pride was happy with his three lengths sixth in the Apollo, which was Vision And Power's first start since he finished out of the placings in the Cox Plate.

Lee Freedman has entered Metropolitan Handicap winner Speed Gifted in the Chipping Norton as insurance against a possible firm track at Flemington for Saturday's Australian Cup.

One trainer hoping the weather clears up is Grahame Begg with Villiers Stakes winner Palacio De Cristal adept on firm tracks only.

In six starts on dead or worse, the mare has failed to register a placing.

Like the majority of the Chipping Norton field she is on a path to the $1.5 million Doncaster Mile on April 17.

Vision And Power will have to carry 3-1/2 kilograms more than he did in last year's Doncaster with the seven-year-old receiving 55.5kg when weights were released on Monday.