Both are nominated for the Imperial Hotel Benchmark 58 Handicap (1200m).

"Looking forward to that, it's always a good day over there," he said.

"The two horses that we've got over there are going pretty well."

The Gunnedah trainer enjoyed a winning homecoming last Saturday with Epic Decision taking out the opening race at the Gunnedah picnic meeting - the clubs first meeting in over three months.

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Talking about his Coonabarabran runners he said it was "pretty needy to draw a gate there".

"It's one of those tight turning tracks and if you're caught outwide with speed on, being a sprint race you can find yourself cast wide and doing it hard," he said.

"Especially Malzoom being a front-running horse it would be a big advantage for him to draw an inside gate."

He wouldn't have been too delighted then to see him draw 15 and Davor 10.

The latter is first-up from a 28 week spell.

"He'll improve on what he does there because he's a bit better over further ground but you've got to start somewhere," Groth said.

Fellow Gunnedah trainer Sally Torrens will also make the trip west after heading east to Tamworth on Saturday.

She has Sky Touch in the Off The Track NSW Maiden Plate.

It will be the gelding's fourth start for Torrens and she will hoping the four-year old can improve on a last start 12th at Moree last week.

Supreme Belle is an emergency for the next race.

On Saturday she has Reigning Supreme engaged in the O'Neill Painting Services Maiden Plate.