Butler focused on extending his winning sequence at Callaghan Park.

Buoyed from riding a perfect quartet of winners in Mackay last Saturday, jockey Ash Butler will be hoping to continue the success at Rockhampton’s Callaghan Park on Thursday.

His tail in the air, Butler goes into the race day fit and confident with good bookings for trainers Nick Walsh, Glenda Bell and Tim Cook.

This year’s The Archer winning jockey will partner two of Walsh’s team, both for One Syndications – the promising Sailor’s Rum and Nondisclosure.

His mount for Emerald trainer Bell is Hollywood Park, and he rides former Brisbane galloper Fine and Rare, now trained locally by Cook.

Rocky race broadcaster Russell Leonard, who also calls in Mackay, said Butler is “on fire”.

“He is riding like a man inspired and he certainly had his eye in at Mackay,” he said. “Everything he rode there on Saturday won nicely – he does ride that track extremely well.”

One Syndications-owned Sailors Rum is a past Mackay winner who also ran second in Townsville for Walsh last preparation. The Merchant Navy gelding was only given a couple of starts at his first Central Queensland preparation and to get him ready for this, Walsh has given him a recent Rockhampton barrier trial, where he finished second. That hit out should have him primed for his return in the Great Northern Class 3 Plate (1200m).

The syndicate’s other runner, Dundeel gelding Nondisclosure, will look to open its local account in the John Goss Project’s Benchmark 65 Handicap (1400m). Formerly with Ciaron Maher, Nondisclosure was well supported at its Queensland debut in Mackay over 1300m last month. “He probably should have won that race, so that gives us confidence here” Syndicate manager Brandon Diplock said.

First up after five months off, Nondisclosure was narrowly beaten into second spot, rallying strongly at the finish when beaten a head by Ricky Vale’s Early Fusion. The additional 100m will suit Nondisclosure who is a winner at Kembla Grange over 1500m.

Emerald-based Hollywood Park was placed on a heavy track in Victoria early in its career and has been doing well enough to suggest its close to another win. The 1805m distance of the Kenna’s Chartered Accountants BM62 Handicap will be right up his alley. The Bell-trained 6yo gelding by American Pharoah wasn’t that far away from the lions share of the prize at its two race starts in November at Emerald and Thangool.

In August, Bell saddled Hollywood Park to win the feature Springsure Cup (1400m). Hollywood Park also has two 2022 Victorian wins at Pakenham (1600m) and Sale (1732m) to its credit.

Fine And Rare has been trying to win a race for some time. He has had 18 tries finishing in the minor placings six times. The five-year-old raced quite well in a Sunshine Coast Maiden earlier this month when saddled by Lindsay Gough. Cook looks to have placed him well and will be hoping the stable change can turn him around. Dropping back in distance in the Happy Retirement Graeme and Julie Green Maiden Plate (1500m), Fine And Rare also has reasonable form to his credit on rain affected tracks.

The Callaghan Park track was rated as a Heavy 10 on Tuesday morning at the time of acceptances with more than 75mm of rain falling on course during the prior 24 hours. But, a positive change in the weather could see the track improve rapidly by race time.

The moveable rail is at 1 metre for the entire course.

Callaghan Park’s first race on a seven-race card is timed to start at 1.05pm.

Once again party bookings will ensure a festive atmosphere, with just six days to go until Christmas Day.

• David Aldred RJC CEO.