The Lundholm’s are a central west racing institution and the historic Dubbo Gold Cup and Sunday’s TAB Cup Prelude and feature sprint lead-up day has always been high on their agenda.

Dubbo’s Clint Lundholm, enjoying an excellent season, has earned respect with form outsider Cherry Blue ($61 on TAB) and the proven Smooth Esprit ($9.50) into Saturday’s Scone TAB Highway.

The fairytale will continue to Royal Randwick after eight-year-old Listen To The Band claimed a special win for trainer Clint Lundholm in the Newhaven Park WRA Country Championships (1400m) at Coonamble.

Clint Lundholm can't understand why his proven TAB Highway winner Smooth Esprit is such enticing value while he says the much shorter stablemate Let Me Reign has the talent to overcome some hurdles at a booming Newcastle The Hunter race day on Saturday.

A galloper intriguingly stranded by outback flooding and having to relocate to race with Dubbo’s Clint Lundholm, is tipped to be the big improver at value odds into a Rosehill Gardens TAB Highway on Saturday.