“He got over his last run well and has freshened up well so hopefully he’s still got some more run in him this campaign.”
Smith rates the Jared Wehlow-trained Letmeletgo, who also is entered for Mackay on Friday, as the main threat to Art By Concorde returning to winning form.
“I think the weight might stop him on Thursday but there’s a couple of handy horses in the race including Letmeletgo if he goes there,” Smith said.
“We only just beat Letmeletgo at Yeppoon when they met in the Country Cups Challenge qualifier last month.”
Smith has been training for more than 30 years and his biggest wins were with his former star sprinter Harvey Lad.
Harvey Lad won 18 times in his 84 start career including two Listed races in 1995 and 1997.