Wagga trainer Terry Powter will chase his first Coolamon Pacers Cup with the in-form Refused Service on Thursday.
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Powter made the move from Parkes to Wagga two years ago and has enjoyed plenty of success from his new base.
A Pacers Cup in the Riverina has so far eluded Powter but he hopes to change that at Coolamon's Anzac Day meeting with Refused Service.
The nine-year-old had his first start for the Powter stable on this day 12 months ago at Coolamon, in what was his sixth home after starting his career with Brett Woodhouse in 2011.
Refused Service will enter Thursday's $10,200 Redbank Lodge Standandbreds Coolamon Pacers Cup (2210m) in great form on the back of consecutive wins at Riverina Paceway.
Powter hopes he can make it three on the trot come Thursday.
"I think he's a really good chance. I think he'll run in the first two or three, I'm, pretty sure of that," Powter said.
"He's still working the same, which has been pretty good."
Blake Jones has driven Refused Service to his past two successes, but will drive Jive Dancing in the feature. Powter has been able to secure Bruce Harpley as his replacement.
Jive Dancing is the one that worries Powter the most, but he is confident of a strong showing from gate two.
"He always goes pretty good off the front," he said.
"It's hard to get the right draw all of the time but if he can get to the front, or near there, he goes good. From there, you can run time and they have to run faster to beat you."
Powter works a team of seven pacers and has four in at Coolamon on Thursday, with Im Ok, Penny Writer and Mister Rebel joining Refused Service in action.
"They're all in there with pretty good chances," he said.
"They've all got good draws so hopefully we can get a little bit of money out of it."
The first race at Coolamon is at 12.21pm with the Pacers Cup at 4.02pm.
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