The trainer had six runners in the Southern Districts qualifying heat at Albury on Saturday but after failing to win a race earlier on the program, was beginning to despair.

'She has been set for this for so long but when she drew bad (12) it nearly killed me,' Beer told Sky Thoroughbred Central.

'But I booked a good jockey and (owner) Steve Watkins sent horses to me. Without him I wouldn't be here.'

Beer moved from Victoria to Albury in late 2018 and is the premier trainer in his new home.C

This year's race at Randwick is on April 4.