Innisfail hobby trainer Stephen Potiris is hopeful a significant weight turnaround can help deliver him a second Cairns Amateur Cup with Play Me Now at Cannon Park on Saturday.

Just seven months into her time at the Pease Park stables, Lauren Guernier already feels a part of the Potiris family.

It was a proud moment for all involved to see comeback gelding Simply Splashing back on a racetrack last week and now the team behind him have Cleveland Bay Handicap ambitions next month.

The redeveloped Pease Park track at Innisfail has been given the tick of approval by participants as the Cassowary Coast-based club prepares for their return to racing.