Trainer Rex Lipp is hoping to end one of his longest city droughts when Toowoomba mare Night Escort has her first Eagle Farm start on Wednesday.Night Escort, who contests the Patinack Farm Handicap (1200m), has won four times on the provincial circuit during her 12-start career but has only ventured to the city once previously when finishing last in three-year-old company at Doomben in March.Lipp has been one of the top trainers in Queensland for the past 15 years and reached the pinnacle of his

Trainer Rex Lipp is hoping to end one of his longest city droughts when Toowoomba mare Night Escort has her first Eagle Farm start on Wednesday.

Night Escort, who contests the Patinack Farm Handicap (1200m), has won four times on the provincial circuit during her 12-start career but has only ventured to the city once previously when finishing last in three-year-old company at Doomben in March.

Lipp has been one of the top trainers in Queensland for the past 15 years and reached the pinnacle of his career when claiming his only Group One success so far in the Sires' Produce Stakes at Eagle Farm in 2004 with Star Shiraz.

Star Shiraz almost gave Lipp a second win at the elite level when runner-up to Outback Prince in the Group One TJ Smith at Eagle Farm the same year.

Lipp also won a Group Two with Laurinel Argie in the Prime Minister's Cup at the Gold Coast in 2003 while some of his other feature successes have been on his home track with two Listed Weetwood Handicaps and four Listed Toowoomba Cups.

Former top sprinter Archikeelya gave Lipp one of his early feature successes in the 1994 Weetwood before Gene's Interest won the famous Darling Downs sprint four years later.

Gene's Interest also gave Lipp his first Toowoomba Cup success in 1999 followed by Director's Special (2000), Sir Sensible (2008) and Jussemi last year.

Lipp admits recent times have been tough but with a promising new team in his stable is confident of bouncing back.

Lipp has 27 horses in work at Toowoomba but winners in the city have been a rare commodity over the past six months.

"I've had a lean trot of late in town but I've been getting my share of winners away from the city," Lipp said.

"I culled my stable not long ago and got rid of many of the older horses and started again with a lot of young ones.

"It's a stage every trainer goes through and I'm no different.

"It takes a while to get going again with a young stable."

Night Escort was ridden by Chris Munce when she scored a commanding win in class three company over 1200 metres at the Gold Coast on October 28.

With Munce suspended, Lipp has booked Larry Cassidy to partner Night Escort who is owned by the Moonie Mob syndicate headed by cattle buyer Peter Hancock.

"I can't remember my last winner in the city but I'm confident Night Escort will go well," Lipp said.

"If she wins I'll step her up to Saturday grade.

"She's owned by a group of cattle farmers who all come from Moonie (west of Toowoomba)."