Wondai trainer Lindsay Anderson and his horse, Clouds, are in the box seat to claim the 2018 Burnett To Beach bonuses with just two heats remaining in the accumulative points series.
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The series, developed by the South East region race clubs, is a group of races with above standard prize money that weaves its way through the Burnett region out to Bundaberg, before finishing at Nanango in December.
Anderson and Clouds sit in the lead on 6 points after winning consecutive heats at Wondai (October 20) and Bundaberg (November 6).
However, they may need to produce similar efforts in the final two legs scheduled for Gympie (Saturday) and Nanango (December 2), with nearest rivals David Reynolds and his horse Patche Gift nipping at their heels.
And, the top prize is sure to be highly sought-after, with a $5000 bonus going to the series-leading trainer, $3000 to the owners of the leading horse and, $2000 for the leading jockey.
The jockeys’ contest remains relatively open, with South Burnett local Hannah English (6 points) holding down a slender lead over Robert Faehr (5 points) and Leanne McCoy (5 points).