Five-year-old Sandusky City likes being on his own and he is drawn to be exactly that in the Listed Kensington Stakes at Flemington.The field-shy sprinter has the outside barrier for his biggest test in Saturday's 1000-metre feature and trainer Grant Craven expects him to be the widest runner all the way up the straight."He just doesn't race comfortably in a pack," Craven said."He has been like that from day dot."Last start Sandusky City could hardly have been more conspicuous when he drew the o

Five-year-old Sandusky City likes being on his own and he is drawn to be exactly that in the Listed Kensington Stakes at Flemington.

The field-shy sprinter has the outside barrier for his biggest test in Saturday's 1000-metre feature and trainer Grant Craven expects him to be the widest runner all the way up the straight.

"He just doesn't race comfortably in a pack," Craven said.

"He has been like that from day dot."

Last start Sandusky City could hardly have been more conspicuous when he drew the outside barrier and won a restricted race over 1000m at Flemington on New Year's Day.

Ridden by apprentice Adam McCabe he relished racing solo down the outside section of the track and finished strongly to score a neck win over Happy Angel in 57.03 seconds.

Craven believes a similar performance again on Saturday would go close to landing him the money.

"He has drawn perfectly," Craven said.

"He will be within a length of the lead and probably be the widest runner all the way down the straight like he was the other day.

"He is going as good as he has ever gone in his life and if he is ever going to step up and have a crack at a decent sort of race now is the time."

Craven said that normally he doesn't take a lot of notice of times but Sandusky City was an exception.

"I think in his case they are pretty relevant because generally he makes the speed and finishes the race off as well," he said.

"His times are never aided by anything else and if he can run 57-dead again on Saturday that is going to go fairly close to winning."

Craven has resisted any temptation to engage a senior jockey for Sandusky City, believing that McCabe is the best rider for the horse after steering him to four wins and a second from six rides on the son of Elusive City.

"He is a quirky horse and he just seems to run for him (McCabe)," Craven said.

A new market was framed for the Kensington after trainer Richard Jolly scratched early $2.70 favourite Stirling Grove, preferring to run him at Morphettville on Saturday and avoid a float trip in the heat with the three-year-old.

Sydney sprinter Cardinal Virtue, who opened at $6.50 on Thursday, is the new favourite at $3.90 with TAB Sportsbet ahead of Warm Love at $5 and Grand Duels ($6).

Sandusky City is at $10 to make the Kensington his ninth win in 28 starts.