But the gelding does have a knack of getting things right on race day, which he did again at Lord's Raceway on Tuesday night.

The remarkably consistent pacer notched up win number four from 25 starts for Monk, who has also racked up a half-dozen placings with the horse.

"He's been a real little surprise package," he said.

"I remember we were going to sack him from the stable after about a month, but we decided we'd better work him with another horse and see what he does and he went quite well.

"(Son) Nathan, who is a part-owner, decided we'd put him in a trial and he went quite good again, so then he just went to the races and he just keeps improving.

"What he does in work at home, you wouldn't get two-bob for him - he's so lazy.

"If he works a half (mile) in 67, Nathan comes home and says 'gee he worked well'.

"Whereas the others will work 57 or 58, but not him. But he is a good little race horse."

To a point, Terrorleen again surprised his trainer with a surging win in a NR 51 to 54 class event on his home track, with concession driver Patrick Franklin on-board.

"The race panned out well for him - he got the right cart into it and he can sprint at the finish," he said.

"His last start was a really good run, he finished within a length of the winner and came home really

"Drawing 10 again, outside the second row, you are just relying on other horses. He was lucky enough David Miles (on Six Elements) went ahead of him and gave him a three-wide cart into the race.

"Coming off the last bend he was close enough."

The gelding is likely to have his next run at Bendigo later this month.

Terrorleen was one of two Bendigo region-trained winners at Lord's Raceway following on from Daylight At Dawn's victory for Sebastian trainer Kylie Linsell.

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