McLean and Beriman combined to win Northern Territory's main sprint race with Youbolt in 2012.

McLean, who takes over as Darren Weir's Warrnambool satellite stable foreman next Wednesday, said Mango Mojito loved the Darwin surface.

"I was really happy with Mango Mojito's first up run in Darwin. She just seems to race well up there,” he said.

“A lot of horses don't handle the surface, which comprises of sand, oil and small rocks, but she goes well on it.

"Mango Mojito ran second behind Eight Bills in the Palmerston last year. I reckon she's better than last year.

“It's great that Jackie is going up to ride Mango Mojito. She's a very underrated jockey and we're really lucky to have her going there to ride the horse."

PROMISING Colac galloper Royal Spinner will have a short break after winning a benchmark 70 race over 1100 metres at Mildura last week.

Royal Spinner took his record to four wins from eight starts with the victory over Coriace and Beauty Cash, but his trainer Bill Cerchi said the four-year-old was still learning how to race.

"Royal Spinner goes good but he's still hard to handle. He gets really worked up on race day. He's a tough horse to ride," Cerchi said.

“I'll give him six weeks’ break in the paddock before looking at some of the sprint races at Moonee Valley over the summer months."

Royal Spinner has won more than $33,000 from his eight starts.

YOUNG trainer Josh Julius hopes Victoria's wet weather continues for a few weeks.

Julius trains the proven wet-tracker Clang And Dazzle, with the six-year-old running fourth in a benchmark 78 over 1600 metres at Geelong on Sunday at his second run from a spell.

"Clang And Dazzle is a mud lark. He's just loves wet tracks. The wetter the better. I was happy with his run at Geelong but I would have preferred if the races were at Ballarat," Julius said.

“I'll be looking for some heavy tracks with him over the next few weeks."

Clang And Dazzle has won three of his 17 starts.

FORMER Warrnambool apprentice Clare Lindop looks likely to fall just short of 100 winners for the season after hurting her ankle in a race fall at Gawler last week.

Lindop has ridden 97 winners, but Wednesday's meeting at Murray Bridge is the last meeting in South Australia for the 2014-2015 season. 

The former Warrnambool College student has ridden 55 winners in Adelaide, giving her another Adelaide jockeys title, as well as a state premiership.

COUNTRY Racing Victoria has shortlisted five clubs to win the prestigious club of the year award. Ballarat, Kilmore, Kyneton and Hanging Rock, Pakenham and Wodonga are the finalists for the award.

The winner, announced at the annual awards event on August 29, will receive a $20,000 funding grant. "It was a difficult task to narrow the field to five finalists after such a successful country racing season," CRV chief executive officer Scott Whiteman said.

WHO TO FOLLOW:

PETROLOGY resumed with a nice run to finish third over 1200 metres at Caulfield. Punters can follow him with confidence in this campaign as his best efforts have been over more ground.

ME HUNGI was previously trained by Camperdown's Geoff Daffy before resuming his career racing in Western Australia. Me Hungi rattled home at the end of an 1800-metre race to run second at Roebourne on Saturday. He's had two runs in the west now and is ready to win a distance race.

IZENASHARK resumed with a strong win over 1200 metres at Geelong on Sunday. The lightly raced Izenashark showed plenty of upside with his win on the heavy track. Punters can follow him with confidence during this preparation.