ANOTHER chapter will be added to the Sittinbul–Eye Might saga when the pair go head-to-head in the main event of Tweed River Jockey Club’s Anzac Day race meet.

The top pair have been eyeing one another with intent for some time, and today’s Murwillumbah Services Club 1800m Benchmark 55 handicap is an opportunity for a deadlock to be broken.

When they raced at Murwillumbah in February, Sittinbul won the 2000m Destination Tweed Cup, relegating Eye Might to runner-up spot by a handy length.

They next faced off at Ballina last month, both finishing out of a place but with their order reversed, with Eye Might getting the better of his old rival by nearly two lengths.

Every indicator suggests there will be little between the pair again today in race four.

Both have won on track, each can get over some ground, and neither is hampered by the sting out of the ground.

Only if the track is particularly wet does one measure of ability stand out.

Eye Might has won four times and has been placed another five times on a heavy track, while Sittinbul has struck out three times from three attempts on the soggiest scale.

Locally trained gelding Seven Knights is at an earlier stage of his racing career compared to the top two but looks an outside chance at the weights. A nice win in a maiden plate at Newcastle earlier in the year and home-turf advantage suggest he’s in with a shot.

Meanwhile, Tweed-trained three-year-old Rizzutoe’s Roof looks well placed in the day’s opening event, a 1200m maiden handicap.

It follows a close-up fourth at his first career start at Casino last month.

The performance over 1000m was all the more noteworthy for the gelding having come out of an awkward barrier, which required him to take up a forward position early.

Kicking clear at the turn, it was only close to home that his condition gave out and he narrowly missed a top-three finish.

Trained by Carolyn Halliday, Rizzutoe’s Roof, or “Max”, as he is known to his fans, is well-known at morning track work, having been a regular for two preparations over the span of about a year.

His easy-going temperament and roly-poly appearance have made him a favourite over this time, and going on his Casino performance there should be a corresponding level of support for him in the bookies’ ring.

STRAPPER Tegan Stuart, of Murwillumbah, told the Tweed Daily News Rizzutoe’s Roof has been concentrating on slower, stamina-building work in the lead-up to race day.

“He’s been training well during the week and he’s quick,” she said.

Rizzutoe’s Roof main rival will come in the form of top weight Harvey’s Cugart.

His breeding suggests he won’t mind the sting out of the ground, an important consideration given the damp track.

The four-year-old gelding’s most recent performance was on a slow track at Grafton two runs ago.

Though he missed out on a place, his run was impressive.

Finishing 1.25 lengths from the winner in fourth position, he tracked the leaders three wide to the turn and chased solidly.

Another in with a chance is Princess Spur.

She was one of the “swoopers” who managed to catch Rizzutoe’s Roof in the shades of the post at Casino, finishing second.

That placing has been her only one in 14 career starts to date, though she trialled consistently well when based around Sydney and Canberra during earlier preparations.

The day’s main event, race four, is the Murwillumbah Services Club Benchmark 55 handicap over 1800m.

The last of the day is race five, due to jump at 4.45pm.

Free buses will return patrons to the Murwillumbah Services Club at 5pm and 5.15pm.