Beleaguered trainer Darryl Hansen is prepared to do more travelling with Townsville Cup winner Hussonator if the controversial mare is successful at Doomben.Hussonator was disqualified from her Mackay Cup win on July 9 after returning a high bicarbonate reading.The five-year-old subsequently claimed the Townsville Cup (2100m) on July 23 and is a strong chance to extend her record under Hansen in Saturday's Channel Seven Benchmark 90 Handicap (2200m).Hansen is training on a stay of proceedings pe

Beleaguered trainer Darryl Hansen is prepared to do more travelling with Townsville Cup winner Hussonator if the controversial mare is successful at Doomben.

Hussonator was disqualified from her Mackay Cup win on July 9 after returning a high bicarbonate reading.

The five-year-old subsequently claimed the Townsville Cup (2100m) on July 23 and is a strong chance to extend her record under Hansen in Saturday's Channel Seven Benchmark 90 Handicap (2200m).

Hansen is training on a stay of proceedings pending an appeal against a six-month disqualification and a $10,000 fine on two separate positive swab charges.

The fine was incurred after his star sprinter Essington tested positive to a corticosteroid in his Rockhampton Newmarket Handicap victory in June.

Hansen has since been fined a further $500 over comments he made last week on Radio TAB which stewards deemed to be "conduct prejudicial" to the image of racing.

He strenuously denies any involvement in the two positive swabs and has vowed to clear his name.

Hansen has emerged as one of Brisbane's top trainers since he moved from north Queensland where he claimed both the Townsville and Mackay training premierships two seasons ago.

He is a regular traveller with horses and won't rule out targeting another country Cup, the Group Three Newcastle Cup (2300m) next month, if Hussonator holds her current form.

"I'll see how she goes but if she wins again who knows where she'll head next," Hansen said.

"Her owners asked me to nominate her for the Caulfield Cup after she won in Townsville but I'm not sure if she'll still be around by then.

"While she's racing good I won't be spelling her and she could end up going anywhere.

"I don't mind travelling so long as I take away a good horse."

Hussonator has done plenty of travelling herself over the past few months.

After winning four of her first six starts since being transferred from Gerald Ryan, Hansen floated the daughter of Hussonet to Mackay where she won over 1500 metres in June, prior to the Mackay Cup.

She was then back on a float heading north where she easily claimed the Townsville Cup last start.

"It's a month between runs for her. So long as she hasn't had enough she'll be very competitive again," Hansen said.

"I've given her a barrier trial to bring her back to where I want so I'm confident she's ready."