Scone draws top Melbourne riders Leading Melbourne jockeys Michael Rodd and Michael Walker are headed to Scone on Friday. Rodd has a booking for Fireball, trained by Chris Waller at Rosehill, and Walker has Cathay Lady for John Sargent in the $200,000 Scone Cup (1600m) on the opening day of the two-day, $2 million carnival. Tim Clark, back from Hong Kong, will partner last-start Wagga Cup winner Scream Machine for Jason Coyle in the event. Meanwhile, tickets to the Royal Hotel Scone Cup lunch on Thursday are going fast. VRC handicapper Greg Carpenter will be special guest and commentator Richard Hayne the MC. What a week it's been for champion country hoop Greg Ryan. The Dubbo-based, prolific premiership-winning rider rode five winners and a second at last weekend's Binnaway Cup meeting. Ryan won the first four races aboard Relulche, Seattle Chic, De La Soul and Beer Gut then finished runner-up aboard Distillery to the Sue Grills-trained Studio Star in the $7000 cup. Ryan finished the day by winning the last on Cathy's Boy, which was having his 101st start. Ryan backed up to score on At Twilight at Mudgee on Sunday then rode four winners, Dr Zou, Akamas, Regal Thunder and Hot Rhythm, at Quirindi on Monday. Ryan has previously ridden an entire program - five races - at Parkes, in 2006, and five winners at Gunnedah twice, in 1997 and 1999. He also rode six winners on a seven-event program at Louth in 1999. The man is ageless and without peer in country racing. Thanks to this form the Australian, NSW and country premierships are at his mercy. Wyong trainer Stephen Farley is targeting the Grafton July carnival with a team of horses headed by promising three-year-old Mr Smart. Farley used the carnival as a stepping stone for his subsequent dual group 1 winner Sincero when he was a two-year-old and has enjoyed previous success with Gazza Guru, winner of the 2011 South Grafton Cup. Mr Smart, like Sincero, was a bargain yearling find, the trainer picking him up for only $2500 at the Inglis Scone Yearling Sale in 2011. Sincero cost $8000 as a yearling and has won $1.7 million. Mr Smart is a last-start winner at Kembla Grange and heading towards the $50,000 Grafton Guineas. Farley's apprentice Shaun Guymer, who has ridden 136 winners, will accompany Farley's team to Grafton. Port Macquarie apprentice Kassie Furness describes Prussian Secret, her mount in Sunday's $25,000 Gunnedah Cup (1600m), as "a push-button horse." "It's a rush riding him," she said. He can really hit the line. He's very tough and honest. The 22-year-old combined with the Cody Morgan-trained gelding to win the Tamworth Cup last start. TAB meetings: Sunday - Gunnedah, Queanbeyan. Monday - Dubbo. Tuesday - Grafton. Friday - Wagga, Scone. Saturday - Scone.