Greg Bennett is weighing up whether to start Local Hero in Friday’s Walcha Cup after lady luck did not smile at the barrier draw The Scone trainer, who had grown up in the Northern Tablelands town, won his first Walcha Cup last year when Pro Consul landed the feature. He had been aiming for history to repeat before he retires from training on April 2 to take up a new position as director of racing development at Aquis Farm, based in South-East Queensland.