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By John Schell

Scone horseman Brett Cavanough is hoping to strike early at Dubbo on Sunday with the trainer sending three good chances to the track and all are expected to run well.

Cavanough will start the day when the talented Xerxes lines up in the Barnson Country Boosted Maiden Handicap (1300m).

Trainer Brett Cavanough.

He will also have Haze in the Western Plains Automotive Class 2 Handicap (1400m) and Signatories in the Pink Angels Country Boosted Benchmark 58 Handicap (1100m).

Mitchell Bell will ride all three of Cavanough’s gallopers at Dubbo.

“Xerxes has been racing well and only just got beaten the other day,” Cavanough said.

“He’s been very good in his races. He looks perfectly suited to run well.

“He raced on the speed and held on well. He should be competitive in anything he contests.”

Haze has been racing well and should be hard to hold out when racing again despite the wide alley.

“He’s going well and is going well leading into this run,” Cavanough said.

“He’s part-owned by Annie McHardy and races in the same colours that Fender used to race in for us.

“They are a good bunch of owners, and it would be great to get a result for them.”

Cavanough said Signatories would be hard to hold out.

“Signatories is also a great horse to follow,” said Cavanough.

“He’s only had six starts and won two of them. He has plenty of talent and looks hard to hold out.”

Another Scone trainer in the shape of Scott Singleton also has a couple of runners set to go around at Dubbo on Sunday.

He has Royal Armada in the fifth event of the day, while Zahdi is in race seven, the final event of the afternoon.

Trainer Rodney Northam has a heap of leading chances at Dubbo in Sunday, including Smart Buy and Grandini in the first two races of the day. Sebilla, Upwardly Mobile and Nova Centauri contest races 5, 7 & 8.

Grandini has been racing in great form and was down the track last time out having performed well in all her recent runs.

All the fields, form and replays for Sunday's Dubbo meeting