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Greg Eurell could dominate the undercard to the Ballarat Cup with three of the trainers four runners early favourites in their respective races.Eurell has targeted Saturdays $100,000 Vobis Gold Eureka Concrete (1400m) with Urban Ruler since the three-year-old won his most recent start in Adelaide in September.Based on what he did in Adelaide we felt he just wasnt quite up to the spring horses just yet, Eurell said.So giving him a let-up and targeting this Vobis race on Saturday just looked ideal for him.His fitness levels are good and I think hell be very competitive.Urban Ruler is at $2.80 while stablemates Galaxy Raider ($2.30) and Ma Deuce ($4.60) are also early favourites in benchmark races.Galaxy Raider put his rivals away by six lengths in a 1411m race at Sale last start and Eurell said it indicated the step up to 1600m in the SUEZ McKellar Mile would suit.I thought it was an extremely good run last start, Eurell said.The barrier played against him and he was stuck deep but he stuck to his guns and certainly hit the line as youd like to see him hit the line.Hes come out of that run terrific so it looks a nice race for him.Lightly raced Ma Deuce resumes in the Thomas Jewellers BM70 Handicap (1100m) for his first start since back-to-back wins at Ballarat and Pakenham in March and April.Eurell said the gelding had a swollen hock which appeared to have rectified itself during a winter spell.For whatever reason his hock blew up and it was one of those things where we couldnt find anything wrong with him, Eurell said.He said it had not worried him since his return to work with the trainers only concern the race is 1100m not 1200m.In saying that the horse is pretty sharp in his work at the moment so hell run a pretty cheeky race, Eurell said.Gold Bar, a winner at Sale two starts ago, has had a freshen-up since an unplaced run at Caulfield on October 1. 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Stevens was in Sydney to enjoy a performance of My Fair Lady and coincidentally Haddrick, one of Australias finest actors, played the part of Alfred Doolittle in his youth. Haddrick probably enjoys the distinction of being the only person to have played at the picturesque Adelaide Oval and the iconic Royal Shakespeare Theatre.Prior to our dinner, I came across an old photo (above), dated October 28, 1952. There in black and white on the new Glenelg Oval scoreboard were the names Haddrick, Stevens and Chappell. The Chappell was my father, Martin, and as I gazed at the photo I was struck by the talent in that club side. There were six Sheffield Shield players and, apart from Stevens, opening bowler Geff Noblet also played Test cricket.Its amazing how success in a region seems to have a flow-on effect. Operating the scoreboard that day in 1952 was 13-year-old Don Rice, who went on to play baseball for South Australia and Australia. Alongside him was 12-year-old Bob Touhy, who became a successful professional golfer and respected tournament director. There was also a nine-year-old (obviously the most expendable), sent up the ladder to change the name of the outgoing batsman, who later played baseball alongside Rice and captained Australia in cricket on 30 occasions.Having been regaled with stories by Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri about how they were encouraged by senior players in their youth, Im aware this is not a situation unique to Australia. Gavaskar continued the trend by gifting a pair of his ppads to encourage a young Sachin Tendulkar, so its not hard to understand why Mumbai gained and retained a reputation for producing highly competitive cricketers.dddddddddddd On further reflection I pondered the effect of what today would be called mentoring but was simply good old common courtesy back in 1952 on sports-mad young kids.In addition to Martins part in siring three boys who all played Test cricket, he shaped both our attitude and aptitude for sport. However, he wasnt alone, as many of the names on that scoreboard helped and encouraged a number of kids in the Glenelg district. At that time there was also a ten-year-old running around the club named David Sincock, who went on to be a prodigious spinner of the ball for both South Australia and Australia.At the regular Sunday Glenelg club picnics, the adults would organise a game of cricket with the kids before they got on with the serious business of tapping the keg and conducting a beer-sculling competition. To be not only recognised by these famous names in the district but also encouraged was a big boost to kids who had their own dreams of playing at Adelaide Oval.I have fond memories of time spent in the dressing room with these players I looked up to, and it had a positive effect on my development. In addition to being good sportsmen, many of them prospered later in life.In their midst were some great characters. I loved to hear tales of the end-of-season club trips. How Haddrick clambered onto the bar of a country pub to recite Shakespeare and then, in the interests of providing light and shade, club stalwart Howard Sam Starling followed with his version of The Farting Contest.Our reunion in Sydney was a chance to reflect on my good fortune in growing up surrounded by the strong smell of success. Id love to say it made two old guys very happy but Id be lying; it gave great joy to three old men. ' ' '