Sunday's meeting at Dubbo Turf Club may have been headlined by the continuation of Kody Nestor's brilliant winning run continuing but another streak also continued.
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Clint Lundholm closed the meeting by winning with Dusky Damsel, ensuring his handy knack of winning the final event at his hometown meetings was maintained.
Since July of last year Lundholm has now won six of the eight last races on the card he's contested.
The strike-rate is maintained if you go back a little further, as he's scored seven wins and six placings in the 15 last races of the day he's contested since November of 2018.
"It's something ridiculous but it's a great race to win," he told Sky Thoroughbred Central after Sunday's victory.
"You finish the day on a good note and a couple of placings throughout the day has been good."
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Dusky Damsel's victory on Monday was a strong one, with a trademark aggressive ride from Jake Pracey-Holmes proving key.
The four-year-old mare, first-up from a four-week freshen-up, started from gate 13 but Pracey-Holmes went hard early to get forward and across to the lead.
And that's where he stayed.
Dusky Damsel set the pace, ahead of Austin (Heni Ede, $15) and Petain (Jay Ford, $4.20 equal favourite) and Pracey-Holmes built the lead to roughly a length as he rounded the bend for home.
Petain kept in touch but it was soon clear the only real challenger was the Michael Mulholland-trained Divine Jewel (Greg Ryan, $4.20).
Dusky Damsel's lead was two lengths by the time Divine Jewel wound up and while Mulholland's hope ate into the lead in a big way late on it wasn't enough.
Dusky Damsel had enough in the tank to win by three-quarters-of-a-length, giving her a first win since August of last year and a fourth win from 21 career starts overall.
"She's just been getting no luck and over-racing so we went back to the drawing board," Lundholm said.
"We did what we knew and got her freshened right up and ticking over, and she's been nice and happy and jumping out of her skin so it's worked."
The trainer also had a laugh while appreciating the work done by Pracey-Holmes, who quickly calmed any fears about a tricky start.
"I didn't think the soft track would worry her," Lundholm said.
"My biggest concern was the alley and how much pressure they were going to serve up to her but with the mad fella Jake on, he can always find the front."
While fellow Dubbo trainer Nestor may be hogging much of the limelight with his strong run of success, Lundholm has also enjoyed some handy results of late.
The hometown win on Sunday followed a winning treble at Narromine Jockey Club on the Monday prior.
Nick Guthrie
I started working at the Daily Liberal in 2013 and now hold the position of senior journalist. I cover all that's happening in sport in Dubbo and the wider western area and have a passion for doing so. If you've got a story that needs telling, reach out.
I started working at the Daily Liberal in 2013 and now hold the position of senior journalist. I cover all that's happening in sport in Dubbo and the wider western area and have a passion for doing so. If you've got a story that needs telling, reach out.
