Former Sydney sprinter Lucky Leak is proof that time and patience ultimately bring rewards.Toowoomba trainer Patrick Sexton and part-owner Marty McInerney have between them transformed Lucky Leak who will be chasing successive city wins in the AM Giles and Co Chartered Accountants Open Handicap (1350m) at Doomben on Saturday.Lucky Leak, a cast-off from the Gary Portelli stable in Sydney, was having only his fourth start for Sexton when an unlucky seventh to Bold Glance in the Magic Millions Cup

Former Sydney sprinter Lucky Leak is proof that time and patience ultimately bring rewards.

Toowoomba trainer Patrick Sexton and part-owner Marty McInerney have between them transformed Lucky Leak who will be chasing successive city wins in the AM Giles and Co Chartered Accountants Open Handicap (1350m) at Doomben on Saturday.

Lucky Leak, a cast-off from the Gary Portelli stable in Sydney, was having only his fourth start for Sexton when an unlucky seventh to Bold Glance in the Magic Millions Cup (1400m) at the Gold Coast last month.

The five-year-old, who has won five times in his 17-start career, lived up to his strong Magic Millions Cup effort when winning a 1200-metre class six at Doomben last start.

The son of Iglesia had been a handful to train throughout his career, with Portelli before being transferred to Sexton.

However, Sexton refuses to take all the credit for the gelding's reformed manners.

"He used to be very wayward and was a handful in the barriers," Sexton said.

"Marty and Lucky Leak's other owner Frank Mittiga are my two biggest clients."

Mittiga won the 2001 Magic Millions Classic with Excellerator who went on to finish second to Ha Ha in the Group One Golden Slipper at Rosehill that year.

"I got to know Frank and Marty very well from my days working as a foreman for Gai Waterhouse," Sexton said.

"Before I got Lucky Leak, Marty spelled him at his property at Acacia outside Sydney and he'd stand him in the barriers and feed him to get him to learn to relax.

"When I got him I got a great young track rider, Aaron Cooper, to ride him work and the horse hasn't looked back."

Sexton believes Lucky Leak has a bright future in Queensland and is targeting the Listed Weetwood Handicap (1300m) at Toowoomba next month.

Sexton, who is a big fan of the cushion track in Toowoomba, missed out on claiming a home town feature last year when he was disqualified for four months over a positive swab.

"I got time from November to March so I had to give Poor Judge to Norm Hilton to train," Sexton said.

"Norm lives next door and he's done a great job with Poor Judge since he won the Weetwood."

Sexton isn't getting ahead of himself and wants to see how Lucky Leak performs in the Weetwood Handicap before looking at the Brisbane winter carnival.

"I'm positive about his chances on Saturday and he's done well since his last run," he said.

"He toughed it out and is looking for further now.

"I'm setting him for the Weetwood and we'll see after that whether he's up to the winter races."