Ace reinsman Aiden De Campo was not even born when his father Andrew travelled to Queensland in April 1991 where he drove stable star Son Of Otara in two events at Brisbane’s Albion Park for devastating all-the-way victories, including the country’s richest race of the year, the $491,000 final of the Australian Pacing Gold for two-year-olds.

Now the 31-year-old Aiden De Campo has high hopes of following in his father’s footsteps by succeeding with outstanding six-year-old Magnificent Storm in three rich feature events at Albion Park next month which carry total prizemoney of $905,000.

He has driven Magnificent Storm six times for six victories and should maintain his unbeaten record with the champion gelding when the New Zealand-bred pacer lines up on the outside barrier in a field of four to contest the $30,000 GPHR Members Sprint at Gloucester Park on Friday night.

“Magnificent Storm is beginning very well, and he should go straight to the front,” said De Campo, who drove the gelding to an effortless victory over 2536m last Friday night.

De Campo has been engaged to handle the Ray Williams-trained Magnificent Storm in his three Queensland outings — the $350,000 Rising Sun over 2138m on July 8, the $200,000 1660m Sunshine Sprint on July 15 and the $355,000 Blacks A Fake Queensland Championship over 2680m the following Saturday.

The varying distances of those events will not bother Magnificent Storm, who has proved to be extremely versatile throughout his fabulous 48-start career of 31 wins and seven placings for stakes of $726,717.