An interesting bit of History for you Mr Galah. (and anyone interested) for a small bit of trot trivia.
Ex-pat kiwi Brent Lilley did win the Interdominion Grand Final about 20 years ago , with GAME BID. while he was a NZ based Trainer. catch driven by Gavin Lang as Anthony Butt who had won the Heat with Game Bid was also winning with his brothers horse defending Champion Take A Moment (the GF winner at Brisbane the year before) , but he finished down the track on this occasion . might have galloped.
Game Bid defeated the Raging hot favourite LA COOCARACHA who was caught 3 wide for about 3 laps off the 25m Handicap back Mark at Harold Park. I think Kerryn Manning was only defeated once with her in the 12 months up to them she had been driving it. She had won 10 straight. was a Huge run.
So this year Brent (now based in Victoria for many years) is Training the Nz owned mare Queen Elida , and looks set to be probably conquered by THE LOCOMOTIVE as you suggest above . The Locomotive is a foal of the very mare Brent defeated in 'La Coocaracha' in a NSW Grand Final 2 decades ago. He's on a winning streak of 7 straight too. 😅
La Coocaracha has left several good winners including big Great Southern Star winner 'Dance Craze'.
Perhaps Brent can Hope to once again Upset the Hot favourite with his star 'Queen Elida' ? and once again push the La Coocaracha family back into 2nd place like he did 20 odd years ago? . 😆 chance of a history repeat ?
Ok,lets back track a few years,like back to FIRM,EASY,SOFT,HEAVY days,what is the general opinion on Trentham the other day,if we had to rate it using only those old school terms?