What could top training your first city winner on Sydney’s premier racecourse? Trainer Mick Attard hopes to find that out when Putt For Dough chases back-to-back wins in the Midway Handicap (1500m) at Hawkesbury.

A strong gallop earlier in the week gave trainer Les Bridge confidence he has exciting colt Celestial Legend right where he wants him for his Group 1 test at Randwick on Saturday.

Her first-up record might not be great reading but trainer Ross McConville has signalled Either Oar will have her game face on at Randwick on Saturday.

It’s no surprise that Brock Ryan says The Gong is a race that he’ll always remember after the scenes of two years ago when he steered Count De Rupee to a popular local victory in Kembla Grange’s richest event.

It’s very much an experiment by Richard and Will Freedman to stretch consistent mare Elettrica out in distance in search of an overdue win at Rosehill on Saturday.