Everything about How’s It Kev’s preparation for Sunday’s $150,000 Newhaven Park Central Districts Country Championships (1400m) at Mudgee has gone exactly to trainer Alison Smith’s liking.

Gayna Williams, a regular Country Championships and TAB Highway contender, invariably presents at home track Bathurst and offers value combining with in-form Irish jockeys Ellen Hennessy and Louise Day at Tuesday’s TAB meeting.

Country Championships form is the punting incentive around outsider Lockdown Gamble ($19 on TAB) into a Rosehill Gardens TAB Highway on Saturday where tiny Mullamuddy’s lone trainer David Smith is grateful for more than a little help from friends.

Ciaron Maher is in a race against time to get Lighthouse fit for the Doncaster Mile.

It’s common practice for trainer Gayna Williams to let her horses do the talking.