A luckless last-start second in stakes company looks a good form reference for High Mist in benchmark grade at Warwick Farm today.

After more than half a decade based at Moruya, respected horseman Luke Pepper has settled back into the Canberra’s training scene and is making every post a winner.

Canberra’s Nick Olive must reckon he’s due to join the list of National Capital trainers to win Gundagai’s $55,000 XXXX Gold Snake Gully Cup, one of the most sought after races on the NSW country calendar.

Saddling up two horses in one race – both with undeniable chances but with different owners – can be problematical for any trainer.

Grand Allowance’s career to date has been injury plagued and frustrating but a pot of gold awaits the seven-year-old next Sunday in the $100,000 SDRA Country Championships Qualifier (1400m) at Wagga.