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Greg Eurell could dominate the undercard to the Ballarat Cup with three of the trainers four runners early favourites in their respective races. Skal Labissiere Blazers Jersey .Eurell has targeted Saturdays $100,000 Vobis Gold Eureka Concrete (1400m) with Urban Ruler since the three-year-old won his most recent start in Adelaide in September.Based on what he did in Adelaide we felt he just wasnt quite up to the spring horses just yet, Eurell said.So giving him a let-up and targeting this Vobis race on Saturday just looked ideal for him.His fitness levels are good and I think hell be very competitive.Urban Ruler is at $2.80 while stablemates Galaxy Raider ($2.30) and Ma Deuce ($4.60) are also early favourites in benchmark races.Galaxy Raider put his rivals away by six lengths in a 1411m race at Sale last start and Eurell said it indicated the step up to 1600m in the SUEZ McKellar Mile would suit.I thought it was an extremely good run last start, Eurell said.The barrier played against him and he was stuck deep but he stuck to his guns and certainly hit the line as youd like to see him hit the line.Hes come out of that run terrific so it looks a nice race for him.Lightly raced Ma Deuce resumes in the Thomas Jewellers BM70 Handicap (1100m) for his first start since back-to-back wins at Ballarat and Pakenham in March and April.Eurell said the gelding had a swollen hock which appeared to have rectified itself during a winter spell.For whatever reason his hock blew up and it was one of those things where we couldnt find anything wrong with him, Eurell said.He said it had not worried him since his return to work with the trainers only concern the race is 1100m not 1200m.In saying that the horse is pretty sharp in his work at the moment so hell run a pretty cheeky race, Eurell said.Gold Bar, a winner at Sale two starts ago, has had a freshen-up since an unplaced run at Caulfield on October 1. 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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- As if tight defense and good shooting wasnt impressive enough in eighth-ranked Louisvilles latest rout, another freshman contribution offered additional encouragement.Kylee Shook had career bests 18 points and 10 rebounds, and the Cardinals held Evansville to a season-low 24 percent shooting in an 89-47 rout on Sunday.Louisville (11-2) has won five in a row and the past three by an average margin of 41 points. Defense again helped the Cardinals as they held the Purple Aces to 13 of 55 from the field, the third straight game an opponent has shot below 30 percent.I think we did really well on our zone defense, said junior forward Mariya Moore, who added 12 points. Man-to-man (defense) comes out of pride and zone defense comes from talking, making sure you are in position and doing your job. I think we did a really good job all around on defense.Shook, a 6-foot-4 forward, already reached her career bests in points (13) and rebounds (eight) by halftime before additional contributions helped Louisville keep well ahead and earn her first double-double. Her four blocks matched a season best.Shooks effort follows Louisvilles recent trend in which newcomers such as guards Sydney Zambrotta and Jazmine Jones (8 rebounds, 6 points) have achieved career highs with double-digit scoring.Coach (Jeff Walz) has been working with me in practice, so I was just trying to put what he is teaching me into the game, said Shook, who made 8 of 10 shots, including both 3-pointers.My teammates, like Mariya, are really good passers, and she just gives open looks for everybody. It was just an all-around good game for everybody. W we just have to work on a few things.Added Walz, Weve played hard and had different freshman step up throughout these four games. Now, Id like to start seeing more consistency.Camary Williams had 10 poinnts and Ashley Hawkins 10 rebounds for the Purple Aces (4-6), who had won four in a row. Damian Lillard Blazers Jersey. The Cardinals took control quickly behind first-quarter runs of 12 and eight straight points before an 11-0 run in the second paved the way to a 50-21 advantage at the break. The Cardinals eventually stretched their lead to 49 in the fourth quarter.THE BIG PICTUREEvansville: The Purple Aces previous season low in shooting was 29 percent against Ball State, a number that never seemed possible as they couldnt match the Cardinals size or quickness. Leading scorer Sara Dickey (17.9 points per game coming in) made just 2 of 15 shots for eight points. The Aces also were outrebounded 50-35.Against Louisville or any ranked team, you miss an easy shot on one end and can almost guarantee its coming down the other way, interim coach Matt Ruffing said. You have some breakdowns and a team like Louisville is going to make you pay.Louisville: Playing their fourth game in eight days, the Cardinals outran, outshot and outrebounded Evansville from the start. They outscored Evansville 56-12 in the paint and its bench 48-13. Durr added 15 points and Briahanna Jackson 11 as the Cardinals shot 50 percent (37 of 74, including 11 of 17 in third quarter).POLL IMPLICATIONSLouisville should remain top 10 but the schedule picks up significantly with SEC member Vanderbilt beginning a seven-game stretch of Power 5 conference opponents.UP NEXTEvansville: Begins a three-game homestand on Wednesday with Alabama A&M.Louisville: Ends its first stretch of nonconference play on Wednesday at Vanderbilt on Wednesday before beginning ACC competition Dec. 29 against Syracuse.---More AP College Basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org ' ' '