The Tamworth trainer, who sits second to Kris Lees on the 2018-19 Hunter and North West Racing Association trainer’s premiership with 18 wins thus far, hopes to add to that tally at Scone on Friday where she has Arleta resuming from a spell and Blinkin Fast hoping to add to his first-up win at Dubbo recently.

On Saturday she will be in Sydney with Burning Crown trying to win a Highway Handicap with the three-year-old son of Helmet while she has three runners at Gunnedah Jockey Club’s six-race SKY 2 TAB meeting.

Hammoon Dancer, Currabub and Rockatoo race at the GJC’s Riverside Racecourse Saturday while she has another four runners at next Tuesday’s Tamworth seven-race TAB meeting.

“It’s a busy week,” Sue Grills said while mixing feeds this morning at her Tamworth stable.

Scone is her first destination where Arleta, a five-year-old daughter of Artie Schiller, runs in the $22,000 Furphy Refreshing Ale Benchmark 66 Handicap (900m).

Arleta has drawn barrier nine with Andrew Gibbons to ride.

“She always runs an honest race,” Sue Grills said.

“Usually runs pretty well first up.”

She will carry 55kg, the same weight Blinkin Fast was handed for the $22,000 Daracon Group HNWRA Championship Preview Class 4 Handicap (1300m).

Also five years of age Blinkin Fast drew well in barrier three and will be ridden by Wendy Peel, Sue’s apprentice, who is currently leading the HNWRA apprentice’s premiership with 20 wins and who will be riding at Wagga next week in another heat of the Rising Star Series.

“She’s riding well,” Sue said of the talented jockey who also rode Blinkin Fast so wonderfully well at Dubbo.

“He’s drawn well and drops in weight. Had 58 at Dubbo but has 55 here and with Wendy’s claim (1.5kg) will carry 53.5kg. It’s been a while since he carried a weight like that, maybe back when he ran in a Highway in Sydney. He was a bit stiff in that too.

“This is a much harder race though (than Dubbo) and there will be a lot of speed up front. That’ll suit him as will the nice, big track.”

Then sue starts the much-hyped Burning Crown in Saturday’s Highway Handicap at Rosehill.

He ran third in his previous start, also a Highway Handicap at Rosehill and was spelled after he missed the kick in that race and was a conspicuous last before making up many lengths to run third.

She laughs about the coverage he has received since winning at Scone and Gunnedah.

“I couldn’t syndicate him because he was a Helmet,” she smiled feeling fortified she has a share in him as well as good stable supporters such as Armidale’s Tony Haydon and Arthur Vincent, who also raced in the Couperin syndicate.

That he has talent is abundantly clear but Sue isn’t rushing him and sticking to the shorter course sprints for the time being.

Also on Saturday she has Rockatoo, Currabub and Hammoon Dancer at Gunnedah.

“Rockatoo’s had three starts for two thirds and a second. Ran a real good race at Walcha and has to be a chance. Greg (Ryan) is riding her. Currabub raced well at Deepwater but lost two shows and didn’t like coming up the hill at Walcha. Hammoon Dancer ran a cracker of a race over 2100m at Walcha and has to be a real good chance at Gunnedah (over 2050m).”

That leaves Hamoon Boy, Boolaroo, Cherokee and Mick’s Regret to fly the stable flag at Tamworth next Tuesday as the Tamworth Jockey Club prepares to host a huge Country Championship Qualifier day on Sunday, March 10.

Unofficial as at Thursday, February 21. Compiled by Geoff Newling.

27: Kris Lees

18: Sue Grills.

14: Brett Cavanough.

13: Cody Morgan.

12: Stirling Osland.

11: Allan Denham, Paul Perry.

9: Peter Sinclair.

8: Angela Davies, Melanie O’Gorman.

6: Paddy Cunningham, Stephen Gleeson, Geoff O’Brien, Gayna Williams.

5: Jan Bowen, Craig Clegg, Melissa Dennett, Shane Edmonds, Gavin Groth, Stephen Jones, Greg McFarlane, Craig Martin, Paul Messara, Nick Mitchell, Todd Payne, George Woodward.

4: Colin Dixon, Allan Kehoe, Troy O’Neile, William Wain.

3: David Atkins, Bjorn Baker, Kristen Buchanan, Robert Davies, Jason Deamer, Stephen Dixon, Pat Farrell, Michelle Fleming, Allan Foran, Paul Grills, Steve Hodge, Todd Howlett, Tim McIntosh, Mark Mason, Rod Northam, Wayne Oakenfull, Brett Partelle, Dwayne Schmidt, Nathan Sinclair.

2: John Bannister, Tracey Bartley, Graeme Brooker, Jane Clement, Larry Fairhall, Stephen Farley, Zach Hatch, Ben Hill, John Hine, Lesley Jeffriess, Garry Lunn, Dean McHardie, John McLachlan, Tas Morton, Peter and Paul Snowden, John Ramsey, Tanya Randell, Dale Riley, Mark Schmetzer, Keith Smith, Matthew Smith, Sally Torrens.

1: Brenton Andrew, Phillip Atkins, Jarrod Austin, Peter Ball, Luke Berger, Craig Bermingham, Peter Bloomfield, Max Boland, Daniel Bowen, Justin Bowen, Danielle Campbell, David Campbell, Simon Casey, Peter Clarke, Denis Consadine, Jason Coyle, Cameron Crockett, Leon Cross, Scott Dixon, Nathan Doyle, Peter Eggleston, Peter Evans, Douglas Fernando, Todd Fletcher, Richard Freedman, Kylie Gavenlock, Warren Gavenlock, Jenny Graham, Connie Greig, Ray Hartley, Lindsay Hatch, Kevin Hausfeld, Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes, Rod Hilton, Greg Hook, Jay Hopkins, Dean Jackson, Gerard Jenkinson, Mitchell and Desiree Kearney, Allan Kehoe, Lindsey Kennedy, Stephen Kirkwood, Ken Lantry, Dianne Lumsden, Neville McCarthy, Bob Milligan, Kevin Miller, Mark Milton, Mary Moses, Michael Mulholland, Garry Neale, Kellie Nicholls, Gary Nickson, Wayne Nugent, Rod Ollerton, Karen Outtrim, Graham Payne, Bill Perrett, Colt Prosser, David Reynolds, Campbell Roberts, Gerald Ryan, Nathaniel Scott, Scott Singleton, Gilbert Slattery, Ben Smith, David Smith, Dean Smith, Kelly Smith, Rochelle Smith,  Frank Tanner, Stan Thomas, Brett Thompson, Scott Thompson, Les Tilley, Terry Vidler, Dale Wagstaff, Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott, Graham Watts, Kim Waugh, Craig Weeding, Trevor White, George Wright.

43: Greg Ryan.

27: Andrew Gibbons.

21: Grant Buckley.

20: Josh Oliver.

17: Ben Looker.

11: Ashley Morgan.

10: Chad Lever, Rachael Murray.

8: Vad Bolozhinskyi, Peter Graham, Darryl McLellan, Geoff Snowden .

7: Josh Adams, Matthew Paget.

6: Michael Squires.

5: Belinda Hodder, Jake Hull, Matt McGuren, Brooke Stower, Travis Wolfgram.

4: Luke Cumberland, Shaun Guymer, Leanne Henry, Jeff Kehoe, Serg Lisnyy, Jeff Penza, Robert Thompson, Jodi Worley.

3: Skye Boganhuber, Aaron Bullock, Allan Chau, Jay Ford, Adrian Layt, Daniel Northey, Chris O’Brien, Adam Sewell, Blake Spriggs.

2: Mitchell Bell, Billy Cray, Amelia Denby, Bobby El-Issa, James Innes Jnr, Daniel Pitomac, Jake Pracey-Holmes, Christian Reith, Jess Taylor, Nathan Thomas.

1: Kacie Adams, Winona Costin, Ken Dunbar, Cecily Eaton, Gary Geran, Matthew Gray, Michael Hackett, Adam Hyeronimus, Koby Jennings, John Kehoe, Leeanne McCoy, Cody McPherson, Ray Spokes, Justin Stanley, Aimee Taylor, Kenji Yoshida.

20: Wendy Peel.

12: Reece Jones.

11: Mikayla Weir.

10: Louise Day.

7: Cejay Graham.

6: Leah Kilner.

5: Grace Willoughby.

3: Jenny Duggan, Simone Vella, Sophie Wilcock, Kyle Wilson-Taylor.

1: Liam Blanch, Melea Castle, Clayton Gallagher, Brandon Griffiths, Mollie Partridge, Rebeka Prest, Alena Skerritt, Sophie Thatcher, Qin Yong.