Mareeba trainer Alex Malliff is direct with his thinking behind chasing a second Country Cups Challenge Final crown later this year in Brisbane.

Stephen Massingham will have rival trainer Alex Malliff to partly thank if Bold Type makes a return to winning form at Townsville’s Cluden Park on Friday.

It’s a long way from Mareeba on North Queensland’s Atherton Tablelands to Doomben but it’s a trip trainer Alex Malliff hopes will be successful with Love On Sunday.

Mareeba’s Kellie Buckingham is so committed to the Queensland Off-The-Track program that she will look forward to racehorse’s retirement long before their final race.

As a racetrack steeped in history, the Mareeba Turf Club believe their brightest days are still ahead of them.