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If anywhere near her best, Suadela will be very hard to beat in the Class 2 Diet Coke Plate at Port Macquarie on Monday.

Suadela resumes for the Kris Lees stable at Port Macquarie on Monday after commencing her career with the Gai Waterhouse stable.

The daughter of Encosta De Lago mare struggled at the end of last campaign however there appears to have been excuses for her flops.

The mare was transferred to the Kris Lees stable after her latest spell and early signs have been encouraging.

Suadela has trialled twice so far this campaign.

She ran on well when fourth in an 800m Newcastle heat and then ran second in a 900m Scone trial.

The four-year-old resumes with a number of gear changes and for those who have faith she can return anywhere near her best, the mare would be hard to beat.

While she struggled at the back end of last campaign, it is worth remembering what Suadela has produced at her best.

She is unbeaten in two prior first up outings with the latest a 5.5 length romp at Kembla Grange over 1200m in February.

This performance returned a Timeform rating of 86, a pound shy of a master Timeform figure run two in both starts during her maiden preparation.

Suadela’s second career outing at Randwick during October 2013 came in a hot form race which featured a first three of Best Case, Kirramosa and Vitello.

The mare’s best form has her rating well clear of her nearest rivals in this contest.

She has drawn favourably in barrier 1 and should be prominent throughout.

There is an element of risk associated with the mare considering the way her last campaign culminated but it appears worth taking in what largely looks like an underwhelming 1100m Class 2 Set Weight Plate.

Cash Spinner resumes off a one start maiden campaign which yielded a debut win at Taree late last season.

She looks a promising and she showcased her talent most recently when winning a 1000m Taree trial on November 11.

From an inside draw, jockey Scott Thurlow has options however expect them to take up a forward position.

Elite Dubleo was rolled as favourite on resuming in a Class 2 at Grafton last start.

The gelding seemingly had excuses for the poor showing, displaying a poor post race recovery.

Elite Dubleo will at least strip fitter for the outing and considering the best form figures he yielded during a maiden prep, warrants respect.

Just Like Albert was a dominant maiden winner on resuming at the course and distance last month.

He made all on that occasion and was a convincing five length winner.

Trainer Trevor Hardy has given the gelding a let up since and skips a class with the gelding on Monday.

It appears the penny has finally dropped with the gelding and is worth keeping safe.

They’ll be flat out beating Suadela if Kris Lees’ new stable addition is anywhere near her best.