A pair of exciting young prospects from Andrew Forsman’s stable are in the running to strut their stuff in Melbourne this spring.

James Ponsonby’s move to Hawkesbury just over 12 months ago has been well and truly vindicated.

There are just two meetings set to take place on Tuesday, with Ballarat and Newcastle due to stage racing action.

Multiple Group 1 winner Max Delight gets his chance to return to the winners’ list when he finds a suitable assignment at Menangle on Saturday night.

Irrespective of the result, Thursday’s home track meeting will be a special occasion for Hawkesbury husband and wife trainers Mitch & Desiree Kearney.

Irrespective of the result, tomorrow’s home track meeting will be a special occasion for Hawkesbury husband and wife trainers Mitch and Desiree Kearney.

The Archie Watson-trained Aesterius landed the Listed Dragon Stakes at Sandown on Friday, representing another success story from the breeze-up sales.

Selections based on a soft track

Chris Waller’s four-year-old Zoustar mare Fakhra ($4.80 favourite on TAB), placed in five of seven starts, is set to break through first-up from a spell at the Newcastle Jockey Club's race meeting on Saturday.

Tyler Schiller rode on “angel’s wings” on Tuesday to lift him up into the lead as he seeks a second successive Hawkesbury jockeys’ premiership.

When the grey gelding Toulon Factor flashed down the outside to win the final event it brought up four winners at Narromine on Wednesday for Shannen Llewellyn.

Tips and race by race preview by Ray Hickson for Sunday’s Murwillumbah meeting. Selections based on a good to soft track.

Hardwicke Stakes fancy continues on path towards Melbourne spring