Veteran sprinter The Jackal has become more than just a headline act for Paul St Vincent as they chase a third Ramornie Handicap win on Wednesday."He's basically my only source of income now that I've decided to wind things back," the trainer said.The Jackal will pass $1 million in career earnings if he adds this year's renewal of the famous Grafton sprint to his 2007 and 2008 triumphs."You always hope you can get another one like The Jackal but for the moment it's up to him to be the breadwinne

Veteran sprinter The Jackal has become more than just a headline act for Paul St Vincent as they chase a third Ramornie Handicap win on Wednesday.

"He's basically my only source of income now that I've decided to wind things back," the trainer said.

The Jackal will pass $1 million in career earnings if he adds this year's renewal of the famous Grafton sprint to his 2007 and 2008 triumphs.

"You always hope you can get another one like The Jackal but for the moment it's up to him to be the breadwinner for the stable," St Vincent said.

St Vincent, who owns The Jackal, has handed over the running of his previous 17-strong Tamworth team to his sons Kane and Aiden.

"The boys have taken over the show now and I'm training The Jackal and three young ones," St Vincent said.

"But I'm not in retirement ... horse trainers don't retire, they just die don't they?"

The Jackal carried 58kg to win in 2007 and then backed up with 57kg on his back 12 months later.

He has been asked to carry 58kg on Wednesday but St Vincent is looking beyond the Ramornie history books to analyse more recent form in declaring The Jackal well in at the weights.

"We meet (topweight) Border Rebel five kilograms better for being beaten a half-length by him at Scone recently," St Vincent said.

"That's a fair bit of weight in anyone's language.

"If the track is a genuine good three, I feel he is going to be right there for sure and certain."

The Jackal has been unplaced in two runs since finishing strongly in second place behind Border Rebel in an 1100-metre quality sprint on Scone Cup day.

St Vincent says the Ramornie is invariably run at a genuine speed which gives backmarkers like The Jackal their chance to run on.

"It's a race where the leaders go hard and keep going hard," he said.

The Jackal will be ridden by regular partner Robert Thompson and in first TAB Sportsbet markets is a $9 chance.

Border Rebel ($2.90) and the Peter Snowden-trained Pinwheel ($3.60) are disputing favouritism.

The Grafton track was rated in the good range on Monday afternoon with light rain forecast for the next two days.

The Gerald Ryan-trained Ironstein is the early $2.50 favourite for Thursday's Grafton Cup (2350m) ahead of the Mike Moroney-trained Beatboy at $4.80.