Walcha Cup winner Hammoon Ballad may well be one of four Tamworth entrants in Friday's $50,000 Akubra Quirindi Showcase Cup (1600m).
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The Sue Grills-trained mare, who won the 1440m Walcha Cup on a Heavy 9 surface earlier this month, was one of 21 nominations for the Quirindi Cup on Monday.
The Quirindi Jockey Club received 166 nominations for the eight-race Showcase meeting where every race is at least $30,000.
The main support race, the $40,000 Quirindi RSL Lightning Showcase Handicap (1100m), also drew good support with 24 nominations including Walcha's Lightning Handicap winner All Stand.
The Mark Stewart-owned and trained sprinter, a six-year-old gelding son of I Am Invincible, has won his last three starts at Muswellbrook, Grafton and Walcha all over the 1000m short course.
He has to go an extra 100m at Quirindi.
Meanwhile Hammoon Ballad has to contend with a good field of milers in Friday's Akubra Quirindi Cup including last year's Quirindi Cup winner San Fransisco.
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The Paul Perry-trained five-year-old gelding beat Quirindi trained Vega de Lago and Melted Moments, who won the recent Ballina Cup.
Quirindi trainer Geoff O'Brien prepared Vega de Lago last year and has nominated five-year-old gelding, Cuck 'N' Paul, for Friday's Cup.
The son of Casino Prince has won five of his 26 starts and won his only two starts on his home track.
2018 Quirindi Cup winner Evangelist may also return to the track searching for a second Cup win.
The Lea Selby-trained gelding, a 10-year-old son of Oasis Dream, has had four starts at Quirindi for a win and a second. He has won eight of his 87 starts.
Coonabarabran Cup winner, Free Billy, who was also second in the recent Inverell Cup for Inverell trainer Shane Edmonds, is entered for his first Quirindi Cup.
He has had just the one start at Quirindi, running seventh to Bullet Kid in the 2017 Summer Sprint (1200m).
The nine-year-old gelding has won 16 of his 76 starts for more than $219,000 in prizemoney.
