Not only has the Eglinton trainer-driver two runners in the $20,000 Golden Guitar Final (1980m) – Getaloadathis and Make Some Magic – but also starts Em Ef Cee in tonight’s $10,000 Tamworth City Cup (2360m).

Em Ef Cee is a Kiwi pacer, by Courage Under Fire and had just the three starts in Australia for two wins and a third.

“The Valentines bought him in New Zealand and brought him across,” Hurst said of his Wollongong owners.

“They hoped he’d do a good job when he got across here. He’s done a great job.”

He had won his two previous starts in NZ before wins at Bathurst and Parkes preceded his eighth in last week’s Pub Group Gold Nugget.

“He broke just as they were mustering speed behind the mobile and gave them a big start but still went well,” Hurst said.

“I’ve made a few changes. Hopefully he’ll go all right.”

The six-year-old is chasing an eighth career win when he goes from barrier five at about 9.40pm.

About an hour earlier his two Golden Guitar hopefuls – Getaloadathis and Make Some Magic will have to literally make some magic after drawing 10 and 11 in the $20,000 Pryde’s EasiFeed Golden Guitar Final (1980m).

“They are a couple of rough draws – the draw does it make it hard for both,” he said.

He will drive Make Some Magic while Angela Hedges drives Getaloadathis.

The last time he and his number one worker and fellow driver had stablemates in a final proved good for the Eglinton stable but bad for Hurst.

“The last big final we were in together she beat me,” he recalled.

Hurst headed back to Bathurst for a busy night on Wednesday at the eight-race TAB meeting where he drove long odds-on favourite Tulhurst Courage to victory in the TAB Number 1 Pace (2130m).