Liam Birchley
Trish Dunell
Liam Birchley has enjoyed major overseas success with younger members of his Eagle Farm stable and now he's looking to an older representative of the team to follow suit.
The Queenslander first made his mark in New Zealand in 2009 when Sarge In Charge finished runner-up in the Karaka Million and he was back a year later to go one better with Sister Havana.
He was again celebrating at Ellerslie in 2015 when Hardline was successful in the country's richest two-year-old race.
Birchley is now looking to add the Gr.3 Wallaceville Estate Wellington Cup at Trentham with Pop 'N' Scotch to his list of Kiwi conquests.
"He's a good stayer and, to be honest, there weren't many other options with him," he said.
"There's not enough races long enough for him so Trentham suits him.
"We started looking around for other options a while ago and hopefully he goes well."
The winner of four races, Pop 'N' Scotch boasts an interesting form line for Trentham having finished runner-up in the 2015 Listed Queensland Cup. He was beaten by Mister Impatience, who won last year's Wellington Cup and who will be back to defend his title.
Pop 'N' Scotch further underlined his two mile qualities when he again finished runner-up in the Queensland Cup last July. Most recently, the six-year-old finished third under 59.5kg over 2200 metres at the Gold Coast.
"His last run was pretty good and while he can be a little bit in and out, on his day he's pretty effective," Birchley said.
"We may stay on for the Auckland Cup," Birchley said. "There's not much else for him so it could be a good idea to hang around over there." – NZ Racing Desk.
The Queenslander first made his mark in New Zealand in 2009 when Sarge In Charge finished runner-up in the Karaka Million and he was back a year later to go one better with Sister Havana.
He was again celebrating at Ellerslie in 2015 when Hardline was successful in the country's richest two-year-old race.
Birchley is now looking to add the Gr.3 Wallaceville Estate Wellington Cup at Trentham with Pop 'N' Scotch to his list of Kiwi conquests.
"He's a good stayer and, to be honest, there weren't many other options with him," he said.
"There's not enough races long enough for him so Trentham suits him.
"We started looking around for other options a while ago and hopefully he goes well."
The winner of four races, Pop 'N' Scotch boasts an interesting form line for Trentham having finished runner-up in the 2015 Listed Queensland Cup. He was beaten by Mister Impatience, who won last year's Wellington Cup and who will be back to defend his title.
Pop 'N' Scotch further underlined his two mile qualities when he again finished runner-up in the Queensland Cup last July. Most recently, the six-year-old finished third under 59.5kg over 2200 metres at the Gold Coast.
"His last run was pretty good and while he can be a little bit in and out, on his day he's pretty effective," Birchley said.
"We may stay on for the Auckland Cup," Birchley said. "There's not much else for him so it could be a good idea to hang around over there." – NZ Racing Desk.
