If North Queensland sprinter Hell Of A Boy had been in another stable, it’s unlikely he would be lining up for his 43rd start at Cluden Park on Saturday.

If north Queensland sprinter Hell Of A Boy had been in another stable, it’s likely he wouldn’t be lining up for his 43rd start at Cluden Park on Saturday.

Townsville trainer Terry McGovern wants another crack at the Country Stampede Final in Brisbane and is pinning his hopes on lightly raced six-year-old Heiswoody.

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.