Barney, I have often wondered about the big fish in the small pond.

If you could identify the leading trainer around regional centres would they attract the best horses to their stable from the locals?

Matthew Dunn, for example, is rapidly rising through the trainer ranks in Brisbane but trains about 50 horses at Murwillumbah. His 50 horses account for 70% of all horses trained there at that track. Is he the big fish getting the best horses and does Joe Public take his dominance into account? Could this point us towards a trainer that is in his own Top Stable?