Bekin Street will be given every chance to take out Friday week's National Sprint Championship with trainer Christine Proctor planning to trial the greyhound at Albion Park, venue for the final, this week.
"He will be trialling in Brisbane on Thursday so he will know his way around the track on final night,'' Proctor said.
Bekin Street earned the right to represent NSW in the National Sprint with his come-from-behind win over Mister Twister in last Saturday's state final at Wentworth Park.
If Bekin Street can win the August 25 Group 1 National final he will become the third NSW-trained greyhound to land the big prize in the past eight years.
Smooth Fancy won for Anthony Azzopardi at Adelaide's Angle Park in 2010 while the Doreen Drynan-trained Chica Destacada took outr the 2014 final at Cannington, Perth.
Most recent Queensland trained winner was Metz Magic, triumphant at Albion Park in 2011.
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Ebby Ripper, who will be represent NSW in the National Distance Championship, also scheduled for Albion Park on Friday week, won't need a trial on the Albion Park track.
"She has raced there three times so it is not necessary to take her back to Brisbane before race night,'' trainer Michael Eberand said.
"For some reason Ebby Ripper seems to really like the Albion Park track,'' trainer Michael Eberand said.
"After she surprised everyone by leading all the way to win the NSW final over 720m at Wentworth Park on Saturday night, Ebby Ripper was a bit flat on Sunday morning.
"But by Monday she was jumping out of her skin again.''
Ebby Ripper won over the 710m Albion Park Championship course in June and was a gallant second, beaten one-and-a-half lengths, by Victoria's champion stayer Burn One Down over the same trip on June 22.
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Rippin Moi Moi powered to the line for an impressive 520m win at Wentworth Park on Saturday night but trainer Jaimie Davis intends stepping the greyhound up in distance.
Davis, whose mother Pat trained Little Fresh, winner of the 1977 Group 1 National Futurity, has now registered seven wins and 11 placings with Rippin Moi Moi.
"I obtained the dog early last year from owner Shayne Williams, who had him with Robbie Britton in Melbourne,'' Davis said.
"Rippin Moi Moi had two wins and six placings from 11 starts in Victoria and before Saturday night had been placed in four of his 11 Wentworth Park races for me.
"He has had his foot on the till to win a 520m event at Wenty and I wanted to achieve that with him before stepping him up to a middle distance.''
On Saturday night Rippin Moi Moi jumped smartly but was outpaced and relegated to fourth going through the catching pen and third on the back straight before careering away to win by more than four lengths.
Rippin Moi Moi broke the 12 seconds barrier running home, clocking 11.97, which compared well with Riley Tokaam's blistering 11.76 posted at the finish of his best of the night 29.83 performance.
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Barbara Rees, who trained the 1993 Group 2 WINTER Stake winner Dynamite Lad, was back in the metropolitan winner's list, this time as an owner-breeder, when Mr Paddington scored first-up at Wentworth Park on Saturday night.
Mr Paddington is a son of Rees' former handy sprinter Lover's Tiff, who had six wins and 19 placings, but is trained by Frank Cini.
"My dog High Balling won a race a year ago and after Mr Paddington finished fourth in the same event I asked Barbara if I could train him for her,'' Cini said.
"I liked the look of Mr Paddington's run, especially as I have a big opinion of High Balling.
"Barbara decided she would transfer Mr Paddington to me after another race but then the dog picked up an injury and was sidelined for nine months.
"He has won three of his past six starts for me and is going well, although he has been well drawn in Box 8 in two of those wins.
"But High Balling is still the quickest dog in my kennel and has had a win and a second in five starts since a spell.''
