Courtesy The West Australian website:

Perth apprentice jockey Steven Parnham will make his Eastern States debut when he takes the mount on Fortune Streak in tomorrow's Riverside Handicap (1600m) at Flemington.

Fortune Streak, trained by Parnham's father Neville, boosted her stake earnings to almost $120,000 by winning last month's La Trice Classic (1800m) at Ascot.

Steven Parnham, 17, began race riding last season and has landed 60 winners.

Fortune Streak won the Burgess Queen Stakes (1400m), then was placed in last season's WA Champion Fillies' Stakes (1600m), Belmont Guineas (1600m) and Belmont Oaks (2000m).

Neville Parnham said yesterday he expected the bay to improve on an unplaced run when she had her first Melbourne start, at Moonee Valley last week.

"She was not suited in last week's race," the trainer said. "She has thrived since."

Her stablemate Irish Pride, who impressed when he finished second in last Saturday's $75,000 JRA Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield, will be ridden by Greg Childs in a Mornington race next Wednesday.

Parnham said his filly Trimagic had improved since being unplaced at her Melbourne debut last Sunday and would start at Caulfield tomorrow week.

Also - Northerly's travelling companion, Heavy Nova, is expected to be prominent when he makes his Melbourne debut in the Burrabil Handicap (1500m) at Sandown on Sunday.

"The horse is adapting well to Victorian conditions," Fred Kersley said. "Patrick Carbery will ride him at Sandown. Walk On Air and Flash Bash are likely to be hard to beat."

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