A strong team of Queensland junior riders takes on the cream of the nation’s best apprentices when the National Apprentice Race Series continues at Eagle Farm on Wednesday.

Trainer Graeme Green is hopeful it’ll be third time lucky when his star sprinter Master Jamie attempts another weight carrying record at Rockhampton on Tuesday.

Rockhampton carpenter Dale Whyte has run the rule over Starsonic’s last start defeat on his home track and is hopeful the gelding can bounce back at Mackay on Tuesday.

Trainer Chris Meagher believes promising sprinter Arentee is a future carnival performer but is in no rush to target the autumn or winter carnivals this year after he tackles the male’s division of the Magic Millions Rising Stars at the Gold Coast on Saturday.

Jockeys and toddlers have a few things in common, with one of the major ones being an irregular sleeping pattern.