Since relocating to Grafton in 2011 and in turn moving on to Gulgong in early 2013, she has continued to rack up the winners regardless of where she is operating from, and on Sunday she returns to her former home.

She will bring with her one of the main chances in a major supporting race as she aims to take out the Bill Aspros Cup (1200 metres) with her experienced gelding Landuncan.

The son of Caulfield Cup winner Fraar out of Rincality has been a solid contributor to his stable for his entire career, and after a couple of promising runs first and second-up in this preparation, he delivered in his last outing.

In open company at Dubbo over 1200m, he got home by half a length over the classy Bathurst horse Oywotzy, and on that sort of form he is entitled to go into Sunday’s race as one of the favourites.

“He has trained on really well since then too,” Williams said.

“He was just getting back too far in his races before that, giving them too much of a start. His finishes were quite good but he had too much distance to make up.

“Anthony Cavallo has really started to form a good partnership and knows the horse well. He took him further forward in Dubbo and he was good enough to get there in the end.”

Weights had not been released at the time of publication yesterday, but Williams was already expecting a major impost for the eight-year-old, something she doesn’t expect to take a major toll.

She says that he is racing over his ideal distance despite breeding that suggests he should be looking for further.

“He will get a lot of weight but he’s a big horse and for most of his career he’s been able to contend with that,” she said.

“He is probably going the best he has for a while. His last preparation was a bit strange. He didn’t run a single bad race but just kept running reasonably without being able to win.

“I changed a few things in his training and it seems to be paying off.

“He has won up to 1900m and his breeding suggests he needs that, but he hasn’t really fired when he’s been over longer distances. Anything over 1400m and he’s going to struggle.”

With acceptances yet to be finalised, Landuncan was looking at taking on seven rivals, and none of them have winning 

form behind them, though the likes of Bathurst pair City Boots and Dunderry have claims.

Williams says that she is enjoying being based in Gulgong but does miss her former home, and is delighted to see the progress the Bathurst club has made in order to attract the Country Championships meeting on Sunday.

“Gulgong is good, it is cold enough but not quite as cold as Bathurst. I do miss the track there, I train on a property here rather than a track and Bathurst was one of the best centres around for trainers,” she said.

“Having this race and this meeting at Bathurst will have a huge effect, a very positive one on what is already a fantastic track, fantastic facilities in an easily accessible place.”