The popular series brings together the top regional gallopers and trainers from around the state.

The field is full of bush horses and trainers.

But, in the jockey ranks, the vast majority of trainers and connections have decided to book one of the "big guns" from Brisbane to ride their galloper in the $200,000 Final over a mile.

Some of the stables have opted to go with provincial jockeys, such as Stephanie Lacy, Nathan Day and Gary Geran, among others. 

Hoopert will be the lone "country jockey" who rides on the non-TAB circuit in western Queensland on a regular basis come Final time on Saturday afternoon.

The 50-year-old was set to board his flight to Brisbane on Friday morning after finishing his most recent shift at his day job in Mt Isa not long before.

He is set to pilot the Longreach-trained No Inuendo, who is prepared by Mark Oates and owned by the stable's foreman, Julie Eggerling.

The sense of opportunity is not lost on the jockey who goes by the nickname "Hoops".

"I am very, very proud to be riding on Saturday," Hoopert said.

"It would be great if there was more bush jockeys in the Finals of these races.

"I cannot thank Mark enough and Julie the owner for actually sticking with me. 

"I travelled all the way down from Roma to ride him there at his last start.

"Mark and I get on good, I started riding for him and he must like the way I ride and the feedback I give him.

"The connection has just bloomed from there."

Hoopert has been living and working in Mt Isa for the last three years after previously plying his trade out of Caloundra.

He has one city winner to his name from almost 100 attempts, which came at Eagle Farm on the 10th of November in 2012.

Hoopert is also a renowned photographer, regularly taking stunning pictures of different tracks he rides at around the state.

Oates' No Inuendo qualified for the Final through the Cloncurry Cup, just 12 months after the trainer claimed the race with former stable star Van Winkel.

Van Winkel had no luck in the 2021 decider and did not beat a runner home.

No Inuendo's owner Eggerling did not consider booking a higher-profile city jockey for the CCC Final this year.

"Honestly, the minute after I won on him at the Cloncurry Cup, Julie said to me that I was coming to town with them," Hoopert said.

"There was never a question from day dot that they wanted me on for the Final.

"It was absolutely brilliant."

Oates – who is inside the top 15 on the country trainers premiership this season – has long thought No Inuendo had the quality to be competitive in the CCC Final.

"No Inuendo is a very good horse," Oates said earlier this year.

"He's toughened up now and is very consistent and has the ability to win the Final at Doomben."

After winning the Cloncurry Cup in early October, the Oates stable travelled south to Roma to contest their Cup before progressing to Toowoomba, where they have remained in preparation for the big decider.

No Inuendo was previously raced by Steve Tregea at Clifford Park and that is the barn where Oates and his galloper have called home in recent weeks.

While the Roma Cup run does not look flash on paper, Hoopert thinks his ride is ready for the Final, despite being handed a wide barrier.

"He is in pretty good form but he just did not handle that Roma track at his last start," Hoopert said.

"He copped a bit of interference in that race as well and it just did not suit him.

"But, in saying that, he needed a lead-up run into Brisbane.

"The horse has been based at Toowoomba since the Roma Cup and he is in his old box that he used to live out of when he was racing around there.

"It is not out of the blue for the horse, he has settled in very well and we are very happy about that."

It has been a distressing week for the Oates stable after Country Stampede Final runner Halcyon House passed away suddenly.

The gelding qualified for the sprinters Final at Barcaldine and was ready for Saturday's 1110 metre race before disaster struck.

Oates thought the gelding was suffering from colic before it was revealed he had a twisted bowel.

"I would love to pick up the spirits of the team if we could win our race on Saturday," Hoopert said of the CCC Final.