Darren Weir has Black Sheep and Imperator Augustus, while Michael Moroney has Strike Force.

“Michael Moroney’s always a great supporter, he’s always trying to pick off the Country Cups and he’s normally good at it too,” Wodonga and District Turf Club general manager Tom O’Connor said.

Strike Force has won five of 24 starts, finishing just out of a place in the Ballan Cup at Geelong on November 11, which followed a third placing at the same track in October.

Imperator Augustus has been in superb form, with its worst finish in the past seven starts, a fourth placing at Randwick on June 24.

The five-year old was second to Mornington trainer Logan McGill’s Gold Fields, which has also nominated for the $90,000 Border race, in the Ballan Cup.

Black Sheep has won eight of 36 starts, including a last-start victory at Moonee Valley on October 27.

Five Border and North East trainers have nominated for the Cup, including the Wangaratta Ledger stable’s Electric Charlie and Frankly Harvey.

Acceptances close on Wednesday at 9.15am.

Meanwhile, Wodonga trainer David O’Prey is looking to his two runners for hometown success.

Our Cashier will contest the Maiden Plate over 1200m for three-year olds, while Tubbs Gift has the 1400m Maiden Plate.

“Clearly you want to have success on your home day, it’s great for the club and the community and if the weather gods are good, everyone should turn out in droves,” O’Prey said.

“We just want to make it bigger and bigger each year.”

Last year’s meeting, on the Wodonga full day holiday, attracted more than 7000 people, making it the club’s biggest event.

Our Cashier has had only two runs, starting with a fourth at Wodonga’s Jack Maher Classic (1200m) on May 20, followed by a five-month spell.

He then returned at Benalla late last month and again finished fourth.

“He looks like he’s a progressive horse that’s certainly going to get over a bit of distance,” O’Prey said.

“His run at Benalla was first-class, really attacked the line and didn’t have a lot of luck on the corner.

“It was an eye-catching run, so with his natural improvement it will put him in the mix.”

Tubbs Gift’s best finish is third at Wangaratta last March.

“She looks like she might be a stayer, she ran fourth first up and should be very competitive,” O’Prey said.