Last time Dar Lunn had a runner in the Newhaven Park Country Championships Final his horse was a $201 chance, when he heads to Randwick with the dashing front-runner Elson Boy he’ll at least be considered a hope of stealing the $1 million race.

It’s not lost on trainer Brett Robb that most expect his promising galloper Gallant Star to stamp himself as one of the horses to beat in next month’s Newhaven Park Country Championships Final when he steps up to qualify at Coonamble on Sunday.

Trainer Brett Robb says the timing is right to showcase the Country Championships credentials of promising galloper Gallant Star away from country grade at Rosehill on Saturday before setting his sights on qualifying for the $1 million Final.

Reigning Newhaven Park Country Championships winning trainer Brett Robb regards Gallant Star as his best chance of going back-to-back in the 2024 series.

Trainer Clint Lundholm has the ‘Band’ back together – Listen To The Band, that is – and has his sights set on the Newhaven Park Country Championships in 2024.