While it was only a slight change in the form guide, for Toowoomba’s Nick Beck it was profound and meaningful.

Trainer Kevin Kemp is hopeful Linthorpe Lad can add another chapter to one of the state’s most successful bloodlines in the Toowoomba Cup on Saturday.

Kevin Kemp is confident the hat-trick chasing Linthorpe Lad can make a winning open company debut in the Mooloolaba Cup at the Sunshine Coast on Saturday.

Toowoomba track specialist Tisani Grey may have retired a few years ago, but he is still ever present at Clifford Park on race days.

It was Alert And Ready this time last year, and the Kevin Kemp yard are optimistic it will be Fiery Ring making an impact in the Darryl Gollan Memorial race at Toowoomba in 2022.