Country mare Makiling will get $1000 for turning up at Randwick on Saturday but has to at least run second to earn that if she competes at Tamworth on the same day.Armidale trainer Lea Selby believes the anomaly between the city and the bush needs to be highlighted and that's why she has made a late entry with her lowly rated horse in the open 1200m handicap at Randwick.Even though Makiling has a rating of 49, Selby doesn't believe she will be disgraced and says she can't understand why more cou

Country mare Makiling will get $1000 for turning up at Randwick on Saturday but has to at least run second to earn that if she competes at Tamworth on the same day.

Armidale trainer Lea Selby believes the anomaly between the city and the bush needs to be highlighted and that's why she has made a late entry with her lowly rated horse in the open 1200m handicap at Randwick.

Even though Makiling has a rating of 49, Selby doesn't believe she will be disgraced and says she can't understand why more country trainers don't follow her lead.

Selby also entered Ilsentstein (rating 40) but said she was unlikely to run.

"There are 24 horses nominated for the race at Tamworth on Saturday and she has to run second to earn $1000," Selby said.

"I can bring her to Sydney and they pay down to eighth so she gets a minimum of $1000 in what will be no more than an eight-horse field.

"Country prizemoney is a joke and I don't understand why more trainers don't do it (come to Sydney).

"They might have a chance at the $42,000 first prize money.

"I'm not saying Makiling can win but I don't think she'll be flogged either.

"You can't get fields in Sydney but we can't get a run in the country and there's no prize money.

"It doesn't make sense."

Formerly trained in Sydney, Makiling ran second at Newcastle and third at Canterbury before winning a Doomben Maiden in February 2007.

She finished fifth at her most recent start when beaten four lengths in the Walgett Cup (1400m) on June 19 won Nardoola Kid.

Kembla Grange trainer Therese Bateup has entered 49 rated galloper Private Certifier in the 2000m open handicap bringing the total entries in that race to eight.

Racing NSW deputy chief steward Marc Van Gestel said there were no restrictions on the lower rated horses running at Randwick but their performances would be monitored.

It will be Selby's first visit to Randwick.

"I've never been before," she said.

"The day coincides with my daughter's netball tournament so it works out well.

"And it's not costing anything to run my horse."