Hawkesbury has declared joint winners of both the jockeys and apprentices’ premierships.

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Hawkesbury trainer Claire Lever had pushed strongly for her recent first-up Goulburn winner Highly Desired to gain a spot in Saturday week’s $700,000 The Four Pillars (1500m) at Rosehill Gardens as the remaining places in the 18-horse field were gradually filling. And it has paid off.

Hawkesbury trainer Claire Lever has gained a starter in The Four Pillars Midway – and hasn’t given up hope of getting a second horse in the inaugural event.

Highly Desired and Total Recall – equal favourites on TAB for the $40,000 Mannion Drilling Gunnedah Cup (1600m) – are on track to fight out the finish on Sunday.