Derby bid starts

April 18 2014 - 3:00am

Co-trainer Neville Voigt has dodged the Sydney autumn with last year's Fernhill Handicap winner Riocetto to aim at the Queensland Derby. The three-year-old will start his campaign as many finish theirs in the South Pacific Classic at Randwick on Saturday. ''I always thought he would stretch out and Queensland looked the right place for him,'' Voigt said. ''He handles wet ground, which is obviously going to be a bonus on the weekend. The only time he got on a wet track he won the Fernhill, but it is a building run towards Brisbane.''

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