As tickets go on sale for this year’s $1.3m The Kosciuszko, Nowra trainer Michelle Ritchie is hoping someone out there is a fan of her front-running sprinter Blue Missile.

It has been a memorable past month for trainer Warren Gavenlock as he gets back to business with Saintly Sunrise at Coffs Harbour on Monday.

It wasn’t that long ago trainer Warren Gavenlock’s dream of winning the $500,000 Newhaven Park Country Championships Final looked dashed but a gear change masterstroke has given Plonka his second chance at “the big dance”.

Trainer Warren Gavenlock is pinning his hopes on a few gear adjustments to bring out the best in stable star Plonka and win his way into a second Newhaven Park Country Championships Final.

Plonka ($6.50 on TAB) will jump barrier 16 but that horrific draw might not be as bad as it seems, her Coffs Harbour trainer said in the lead-up to Saturday’s $150,000 Newhaven Park Northern Rivers Racing Association Country Championships Qualifier at Coffs Harbour.