Lucky Dubai, the first prize in a raffle won by retired businessman Greg Needham, has continued to be a bargain investment with a commanding victory at Eagle Farm.Lucky Dubai was a yearling when offered as the major prize in a raffle conducted three years ago at the Wellington Boot meeting in NSW and was won by Needham after he outlaid $250 for a book of tickets.Needham sent Lucky Dubai to Kim Craft to be prepared before the former Wyong trainer transferred to Queensland's Sunshine Coast."I've b

Lucky Dubai, the first prize in a raffle won by retired businessman Greg Needham, has continued to be a bargain investment with a commanding victory at Eagle Farm.

Lucky Dubai was a yearling when offered as the major prize in a raffle conducted three years ago at the Wellington Boot meeting in NSW and was won by Needham after he outlaid $250 for a book of tickets.

Needham sent Lucky Dubai to Kim Craft to be prepared before the former Wyong trainer transferred to Queensland's Sunshine Coast.

"I've been buying tickets in raffles for a number of years at the Wellington Boot but I couldn't get there the year I won her," Needham said.

"But I still bought some tickets that year and I ended up winning the raffle and named her Lucky Dubai.

"It costs $250 for a book of tickets so she's turned out to be a cheap proposition."

Lucky Dubai has now won four of her 14 starts which have also yielded two placings for prizemoney in excess of $36,000.

Craft is the daughter of former Wyong trainer Colin Harwood who prepared several horses part-owned by Needham.

"I've raced about 15 horses over the years with Col and Thrifty Reserve and Magic Road would be two of my better ones," Needham said.

Thrifty Reserve won 18 times, including the Group Three Gosford Cup in 1994, in an 82-start career while Magic Road's best victories were in the Group Three Newmarket Handicap at Newcastle and Group Three Hawkesbury Cup in 1996.

Kraft believes her move to Queensland was one of the best decisions of her career.

"We got flooded out at Wyong when the big flood came a few years ago and then we were stranded here at Caloundra during EI (equine influenza) and had to stay for a while," she said.

"We liked it so much we decided to stay permanently."

Meanwhile, Patinack Farm may have trained its last winners from its Gold Coast base after Wednesday's victories from Magic Tartan in the Coca-Cola Amatil Handicap and Interview in the Ambassador Travel Handicap.

Assistant trainer Toby Edmonds believes both sprinters are capable of winning in better company in the city.

"Magic Tartan's effort for a first starter was very good but she's not a spring filly," Edmonds said.

"She didn't beat much but she's a steady improver and may do better things next campaign.

"Interview had to go back and ran on well and there's quite a bit of improvement in him as it was his first run since January."

Patinack Farm hopes to move its stable next week to Wadham Park in the Gold Coast hinterland.

The Nathan Tinkler-owned stable bought the multi-million dollar Wadham Park complex in a contra-deal.

Former Wadham Park trainer Dale Sutton will take over Tinkler's stables at Ascot Court on the Gold Coast course.

In 2005 the founder of Toll Holdings, Peter Rowsthorn, spent an estimated $20 million on two Canungra properties and one at Tylden in Victoria.

Sutton, who developed Wadham Park from scratch, now trains at Tylden but also plans to reopen a smaller operation on the Gold Coast.