For celebrated veteran Dar Lunn, it’ll be sweet satisfaction if Elson Boy with impeccable form lines can win him another Narromine Digger’s Cup at Sunday’s TAB meeting, but it won't compensate for the biggest disappointment of a long career as jockey and trainer.

Last time Dar Lunn had a runner in the Newhaven Park Country Championships Final his horse was a $201 chance, when he heads to Randwick with the dashing front-runner Elson Boy he’ll at least be considered a hope of stealing the $1 million race.

Trainer Dar Lunn sees it as something of a coup to secure Tommy Berry to ride one of his duo in Sunday’s Newhaven Park WRA Country Championships (1400m) at Coonamble.

Without any family involvement in racing and only minimal contact with horses until three years ago, Shannen Llewellyn (22yo) has come a long way in a short time to ride her first winner on Friday at Dubbo.

Celebrated veteran Dar Lunn has a knack with discards and an eye for a bargain so when he makes a rare trip to town with a revived winner at big odds it’s a definite watch.