Brenton Avdulla, the leading rider in NSW this season, and Matt Dale, the pacesetter in the ACT training premiership, should make a formidable pairing when they team up in five races at Canberra on Tuesday.

Leading Canberra hoop Brendan Ward booted home a treble at Canberra on ‘Cup Day’, repeating his feat from the previous local meeting.

Canberra sprinting star Fell Swoop has gone for a spell with trainer Matt Dale looking “at this stage” at the Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield as a first-up autumn assignment, followed by the Galaxy at Randwick three weeks later.

Matt Dale cemented himself firmly on top of the ACT trainer’s premiership with three winners at Friday’s Capital Cash meeting at Canberra.