If you would like a personal tip from a trainer you could not have gone past Gerald Ryan's move to bring Ironstein to Caloundra for the Cup. Ironstein had won his last two races in Sydney quite comfortably in restricted Benchmark 80 races and to have Ironstein contest the Listed Caloundra Cup, against the solid staying contenders in the race, was a confident move worth noting.The likes of trainers like Gai Waterhouse, Peter Snowden and Peter Moody shift from state to state regularly these days a

If you would like a personal tip from a trainer you could not have gone past Gerald Ryan's move to bring Ironstein to Caloundra for the Cup. Ironstein had won his last two races in Sydney quite comfortably in restricted Benchmark 80 races and to have Ironstein contest the Listed Caloundra Cup, against the solid staying contenders in the race, was a confident move worth noting.

The likes of trainers like Gai Waterhouse, Peter Snowden and Peter Moody shift from state to state regularly these days and an interstate move by them is similar to knowing water comes out of a tap however some trainers don't overdo this sort of training and Gerald Ryan is one of these trainers. Trainers like Chris Waller and Joseph Pride from Sydney rarely travel interstate but watch them when they do in the future for this duo are top class trainers. Be aware there are many trainers who move around and win a race or two but long term you lose backing them as they seem to have too many runners so think about your Trainers Stable carefully.

While you are thinking about trainers try and think of how some trainers have won races. Were they first up or off a 7 day or less back up? The trainers of regular winners off breaks or quick backup runs really need to know what they are doing. What are the trainers like at getting their horses to win two or more consecutive races? There are many ways to think about trainers and their methods and if you can work a few out you have a big start in the right direction.

In the next couple of weeks I will be thinking about which trainers I will follow over the Spring carnivals. Undoubtedly C Waller and J Pride will head my list as will G Ryan when he brings runners south to Sydney and Melbourne.