While Kris Lees and team Messara-Gavranich have the form and numbers to dominate Sunday’s Muswellbrook ANZAC TAB meeting, Tony Ball is respected for his knack of long-priced winners travelling from his Taree stables.

Leading Hawkesbury trainer Brad Widdup has called up a previous winner to join his growing team for the Polytrack Provincial-Midway Championships Final.

Despite the preference and pronounced influence of James McDonald, wily Scone trainer Stephen Jones doesn’t consider the betting is a true guide to his short-priced favourite Custo compared to his outsider Polylithic into a cracking 1000m TAB Highway at Royal Randwick on Saturday.

When you call a horse The Mitchell Snail it’d be easy to think expectations aren’t that high or at least it’s an ironic name.

Scone trainer Stephen Jones is confident that his speedy 4yo Polylithic will be competitive against the well performed Godolphin filly Testimonial in a classy 900m Newcastle Maiden on Saturday.