Of all the animals to pick from, promising young galloper Chop The Ice has an unusual attachment to his best friend.

Track Soft 5 and rail true.

Doug Gorrel has written about plenty of horses heading into major races in his time as a journalist but he’s comfortable with being the story if promising mare Asgarda can win her way to Royal Randwick for a $1 million race.

An in-depth look at the chances of every runner in the $150,000 Newhaven Park Southern Districts Country Championships (1400m) at Albury on Sunday.

In the history of the Newhaven Park Country Championships no two brothers have ever qualified for the Final, but that could change at Albury on Sunday.