Bargain buy Short Nap will make the long road trip south for next month’s 3YO QTIS Jewel Final at the Gold Coast if he wins in Cairns on Monday.

Bargain buy Short Nap will make the long road trip south for next month’s 3YO QTIS Jewel at the Gold Coast if he wins in Cairns on Monday.

About 18 months ago Townsville trainer Tony Comerford feared the race track days of Hell Of A Boy were finished after the former Victorian contracted a mystery illness.

Townsville jockey Graham Kliese continued his comeback from adversity with a quartet of winners, including the coveted Burdekin Cup, at Home Hill on Saturday.

Townsville training family the McGuires are keeping their fingers crossed for a remarkable comeback for one-time Northern Cups hope Tears To Glory at Cluden Park on Saturday.