Liam Birchley admits it was a humbling experience to rebuild his stable from scratch as his new-look team shapes as major players on the QTIS Jewel program on Saturday at the Gold Coast.

It was the Cejay Graham show at Doomben on Saturday when the former champion apprentice claimed two of the three QTIS Jewel Preludes.

Emerging trainer James Healy has learnt off some of the best in the country and is hoping a move to new oncourse stabling at the Sunshine Coast will be a further boost to his fledgling career.

Bungarribee Lad has already posted six wins for his owners and breeders – the Thompson family of Barcaldine – but if he was to claim his seventh this Saturday, it would mean the world to the Central West clan.

While most eyes will be focused on the Magic Millions at the Gold Coast this month, Toowoomba’s father and daughter training partnership of Tony and Maddysen Sears plan to head across the ditch with Beau Dazzler for $1 million Karaka Millions at Ellerslie on January 27.