If Donna Logan had her own way, her two prolific Fortuna NZ Stable runners Entertainer and King Arthur would not have clashed in the same race this Saturday.

But the racing calendar is such that the New Zealand trainer didn't really have any other option but to let the collision course take place.

They both race in the $85,000 Class 2 race over 1100m, and as much as she would have preferred not to put all her eggs in one basket, it is comforting for her to know the two on-speed runners have both drawn low in the eight-horse contest.

King Arthur, a five-time winning (including four at last four starts) four-year-old by I Am Invincible has drawn an alley while Entertainer, a seven-time winning five-year-old by Zoustar, will break from barrier four.

"Of course, I would rather not have them in the same race, but there were no other races for them. I didn't have much of a choice," said Logan.

"The next available race is a Class 3 race over 1200m on March 13 and then it's all the way till April 30 for another Class 3 1200m. Looks like they'll have to run together again."

Like a mother who won't be drawn into choosing a favourite child, Logan won't split them, but she has a pretty good idea who would be in front of who in the running.

"They've both got gate speeds. The draws were the determining factor, and the good news is they have both drawn well," she said.

"Between the two, Entertainer is the quicker out of the gates and I reckon he will lead, but King Arthur won't be far behind.

"They're both in very good order. Both have been working well and both Jimmy (Wong Chin Chuen on King Arthur) and Harry (A'Isisuhairi Kasim on Entertainer) have given great feedback on them.

"Obviously, King Arthur  will be up in class, but he's always so well in himself. He's incredibly well and to this point, I don't see why he can't measure up."

Logan was actually looking forward to having a trio (incidentally all formerly trained by ex-Kranji trainer and four-time Singapore champion trainer Mark Walker) in the speed dash, but she had to scratch her ghostly grey Zac Kasa because he was not eligible to race this time around.

"Unfortunately, the stewards told me he had to pass a barrier test after he missed the start at his last race," said Logan.

"We all know he's got bad barrier manners, but so did six other horses in the race. They couldn't all be loaded last, and as a result, he was loaded early.

"He can't stay in there too long, he got restless and missed the start badly. I tried to appeal, but the orders were there, he had to pass a barrier test."

However, the Reset seven-year-old's barrier woes paled in comparison with the storm Logan's stable had been hit by in the last five days, but it's nothing the spunky lady can't handle.

"We've had COVID-19 positives at the stable, and the numbers have grown to 11," she said.

"We've been really shorthanded, but luckily, I have great staff who have pulled double duty to get things going. And we've also had jockeys like Jimmy, Harry, Jake (Bayliss) all coming in to help with trackwork.

"My husband Peter (Woods) has even been helping muck out the boxes. Everybody has been pulling their weight in, and I can't thank my staff enough."