Everything about How’s It Kev’s preparation for Sunday’s $150,000 Newhaven Park Central Districts Country Championships (1400m) at Mudgee has gone exactly to trainer Alison Smith’s liking.

Keith Dryden is hoping to maintain his TAB Highway strike rate in Saturday’s Rosehill Gardens episode with proven series mare Stratum Pride despite coming up with a tricky barrier.

A snapshot of the racing at Rosehill.

With the Newhaven Park Country Championships looming it’s timely that prolific TAB Highway original Keith Dryden returns with form stablemates Eastern Glow ($6 on TAB) and Trooper Knuckle ($6.50) to Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.