He says Salty Robyn is working better than at any other stage of his short career, which has already seen him pace two sub 1:54 miles, suggesting he is at least close to Lazarus in class.
"I know how good Mark's 2-year-olds are but we didn't come all this way to hand them races.
"My horse fights hard and we will be having a decent crack for the front. Lazarus would be better to cop a trail and maybe outsprint us, whereas if he holds the front he is likely to get some pressure.
"He is hard and fit enough for a good blowout and we get two bites at the cherry, with the Jewels in two weeks. So I want to find out where we sit in the pecking order this week."
Salty Robyn injecting any sort of pressure into the race might make punters considering taking the $1.55 opening price for Lazarus a touch nervous, although the group one doesn't appear to have great depth.
The obvious two dangers outside of the well-drawn pair are Shandale, the northerner who was second to Lazarus last Saturday; and Chase The Dream, who was disappointing last Saturday but whose earlier wins included one over Lazarus.
Tritton's confidence in Salty Robyn was quickly matched by punters yesterday as he was backed in from a $6.50 opening price to $4.80.
The Orange Agent surprisingly opened odds on at $1.80 for the New Zealand Oaks, which seems awfully short from the outside of the front line. She was $2.30 with Australian bookmakers, confirming the variance in opinions over how she will handle her tough draw.
Three-year-old trotting gun Speeding Spur is a $1.35 shot in the Sales Series Trot, while Northern Velocity is odds on in the $150,000 Sales Series for 2-year-old pacing fillies.
Meanwhile, those looking for a moneymaker at Cambridge tonight should stick with Snooki in the main handicap pace, where she drops back from far stronger fields at Alexandra Park recently.
