With four horses entered in The Goodwood, the powerful Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable are unlikely to have a runner in the Group 1 race.

The Goodwood (1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday carries $500,000 in prize money but pales in comparison with some of the rich sprints in Brisbane during the Winter Carnival.

Maher and Eustace took the first two Group 1 races of the Adelaide Carnival with Affaire A Suivre winning the Australasian Oaks and Ruthless Dame the Robert Sangster Stakes before Promises Kept was narrowly beaten in the South Australian Derby on Saturday.

Ruthless Dame was looking to be the main seed for The Goodwood, but she will instead head north for the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm on June 10.

“She came home after the Sangster,” Eustace said.

“She’s good fresh and she’s only going to have 51-½ kilos in the Stradbroke and frankly the prize money is hard to knock back up in Brisbane.

“It’s $3 million for the Straddie and half-a-million for the Goodwood, so it just makes a bit more sense to go that way.

“Unfortunately, the Group 1’s over there (Adelaide) are going to suffer a bit because the prize money is not good enough.”

Ruthless Dame shares the third line of betting with betr at $11 for the Stradbroke which sees Think About ($4) the market leader ahead of Yellow Brick ($6).

Eustace said Ruthless Dame had come through the Sangster Stakes in excellent order.

“She’s had a very quiet week back here, then she’ll head up to the Sydney stable and be prepared for the Stradbroke from up there,” Eustace said.

“She’ll have a trial on May 29 and then she’ll just travel up before the race.

“She’s a good traveller which is a plus.”

With 51.5kg expected to be Ruthless Dame’s Stradbroke weight, Maher and Eustace have already booked in-form lightweight Michael Dee for the ride.