A Big Dance carrot has kept Ciaron Maher’s talented galloper Nugget in NSW to chase a spot in the $3 million feature via Saturday’s Group 3 $250,000 Richmond Club Hawkesbury Gold Cup (1600m).

Two of the country’s biggest stables will provide half of Doncaster Mile field between them.

Trainer Ciaron Maher says he still doesn’t know where emerging galloper Another Wil’s ceiling is but what he is confident about is that he’ll be able to handle whatever Randwick, and Sydney’s weather, throws at him on Saturday.

A horse who almost missed a start in The Ingham has taken out the rich Randwick feature.

Detonator Jack will bank more than $1.7 million in two starts if he can win The Ingham.