Kilcoy kicks up heels for Australia Day race meeting ECSTATIC: Kilcoy Race Club president Con Searle. A RETURN to Beaudesert racing has been put on ice but Kilcoy officials are tipping the biggest day for the club at tomorrow's Australia Day meeting. President Con Searle is looking forward to making it third time lucky after deluges wiped out the past two Australian Day cards. "It could be the biggest crowd we've ever had at Kilcoy," Searle said. Bookings have been unbelievable, I have lost count of the number of buses coming and accommodation in town is just about all gone. I do believe the showcase meeting we had here in October really gave country racing a good spur along and Kilcoy is such a great venue for people to watch racing at. You get so close to the action here and you can just about feel the horses coming towards you. Searle and his committee have become accustomed to bad luck in recent years. In addition to the two washed-out Australia day meetings, Kilcoy also lost two Hibernian race meetings, meaning the club has raced only four times in the past two years. A draft plan for six TAB fixtures at Kilcoy next season has put a spring in their step. Not even the forecast of heavy rain for the southeast corner can dent Searle's confidence for tomorrow's meeting. "We've had very little rain so far and the track could cop three inches and we would still be right to race," he said. The positive vibes at Kilcoy are in stark contrast with those at Beaudesert, where Monday's re-launch meeting has been postponed. A huge crowd had been tipped to turn out for the return of racing at Beaudesert, but celebrations have now been put on hold until next month. Vandals took to the track with diesel recently and an area near the 150m point in the straight is still showing the scars of that attack. Several horses galloped over the course proper yesterday morning and many took fright at the damaged area, some trying to jump it. Steward Daniel Aurisch said riders were not satisfied with the safety of the area. Forecast rain meant officials were not prepared to risk the new track and it will now have another fortnight to improve. A big crowd was forecast for Monday, but an almost identical meeting will be programmed for February 10.