By John Schell
The Grafton Gas & Plumbing John Carlton Quality (1190m) is a lead-up to the $200,000 Ramornie Handicap, while the McKimms Real Estate Grafton Cup Quality Prelude (2230m) is a forerunner to the $200,000 Grafton Cup.
There will be two divisions of the 2YO Springboard Prelude Maiden Plate (1015m), which leads into the Springboard To Fame 2YO Showcase Plate on cup day. The Herb Blanchard Haulage Grafton Guineas Prelude 3YO Benchmark 66 Handicap (1420m) and the Dougherty Property Country Boosted Belflyer Prelude Class 3 Handicap (1115m) are other events that lead to features in cup week.
Murwillumbah trainer Matthew Dunn will have his usual strong team of contenders going around at Grafton on Sunday, headed by Full Of Sincerity in the Cup Prelude with Damien Thornton to ride.
Stable apprentice Jett Newman will partner The Torque Xpress in the second division of the Springboard Prelude.
Insinuate (Newman) and Flame Tree Star (Thornton) line up in the Grafton Guineas Prelude, while Yendy (Newman) will be Dunn鈥檚 representative in the John Carlton Quality.