Lyle Chandler is hoping Banju can defy the history books and land his hometown Cup.

Stablemates Berdibek and Kirwan’s Lane have history against them at Scone.

The late Paul Tuck was a successful businessman who indulged his lifelong passion for racing by owning a select band of broodmares under the banner of Touchstone Bloodstock.

Jeff Englebrecht , one of the Hunter Valley’s best known and most successful trainers, will bid farewell to the district with the possibility of a winning double at Scone on Friday.