Livery setting a winning tradition FORM LIFTING: Brian and Natalie Wakefield have recouped a larger-than-expected outlay on Joint Chiefs following his win at Doomben two weeks ago. A FEW memories came flooding back when Joint Chiefs carried famous colours in his breakthrough win for a new team of owners at Doomben two weeks back, and a big contingent will return today hoping for a repeat. Originally raced by a syndicate headed up by Glenlogan Park, Joint Chiefs was sold at the Magic Millions National Racehorse Sale last November. He had become a family favourite in the household of trainer Brian Wakefield, who had to outlay $36,000 to keep him. "I had to go to a bit more than I thought I would but (my wife) Natalie wouldn't have forgiven me if I came home without him," Wakefield said. A couple of the original owners stayed in and they were joined by 18 newcomers, who packed the Doomben winning owners' bar after the victory. It would have been interesting trying to remove them had the protest by Prost been upheld. The syndicate is headed up by Natalie Wakefield, a grand daughter of former trainer Eric Railton Snr, while grandson Craig Flynn and son Eric junior also have shares. This was Railton Jnr's first-ever Saturday winner as an owner and he guessed it was the first time the colours had won at a city meeting since Rhythm Lad in 1995. Joint Chiefs has now recouped Wakefield's outlay. "Prost is the one to beat after the way he went against us last time ... but the horse has improved again and I'm sure he will run his usual honest race," Wakefield said.