Sunday could prove to be a memorable day for Narromine trainer Kylie Kennedy.
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Kennedy will have chances in at both Wellington and Gunnedah, with Country Championships finalist Wild Rocket headlining her contingent.
Wild Rocket will line up in Sunday's $40,000 Gunnedah Showcase Cup (1600m) feature event.
Since running home well to finish fourth in April's $500,000 Country Championships Final, Wild Rocket enjoyed a five-week freshen up before returning to the track earlier this month when running seventh in the $90,000 Country Cup (1400m) at Scone.
Kennedy's Gunnedah Cup chances were dealt a blow when Wild Rocket drew gate 14 but given the mare's tendency to get well back in her races before flashing home it's not as much of an issue as it would be for other horses.
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Ashley Morgan takes the ride on Sunday, with regular jockey Mathew Cahill opting to ride at Wellington instead this weekend.
Dubbo trainer Kody Nestor has Toulon Brook and Eva's Deel among the emergencies for the cup.
The $4 equal favourites on Friday were the Paul Messara-trained Total Recall and Claire Lever's Highly Desired.
Lever will again combine with husband and jockey Chad Lever for the cup and the pair head into the feature in a confident mood.
"I'm pretty confident he will go well. He hasn't taken a backward step since his last start," Claire Lever told Racing NSW.
"I would love to see him win as the owners put their faith in me and these country cups are nice races to be in.
"We (Chad and I) won the Belle Of The South at Nowra together and we qualified two horses for the Provincial Championships at Randwick, but a cup win would be great."
As Wild Rocket prepares for Sunday's feature, Kennedy will also be keeping an eye on the goings on at Wellington Jockey Club.
There the trainer will have Wilburglen, Lord Of Helicon, and Padrone in action.
Racing at Wellington starts at 12pm.