Friday is shaping as a huge one for Dubbo Turf Club with a bumper 10 races set for the Chamber of Commerce meeting.
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There will be three features - the Silver Goblet, Rhino Cup, and Winter Country Classic Final - but the lone disappointment for the club is the ongoing lack of crowds due to COVID-19 restritctions.
The Winter Country Classic Final is the last event on the card and a strong contingent of hometown hopes will line up in the $27,000 event.
Among those is Cloud Factory, the only horse in Stephen Edward stable.
He won won of the two heats last week, making it two wins in three career starts.
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The heat win was particularly impressive given jockey Mathew Cahill had to change course abruptly at the 150m mark.
"Mathew said he was a bit concerned halfway down the straight when one horse drifted in and the other drifted out as he was going between runners and the run closed," Edwards told Racing NSW.
"He then had to direct him back towards the fence, but he hit the line hard to score. He has done well since that win; I'm really happy with his condition."
Cahill returns for the ride on Friday but the draw has done little favours as Cloud Factory drew gate 12.
While he has trained other horses previously, there's only the one in Edwards' stable now and it's not just his recent results which has had the trainer beaming.
"It's especially good when you have a horse like this bloke. He's a gem to train," Edwards said.
"I get up at 3:30am when we go to the track for fast work, but I have 25 acres so the horse does his slow work on my property. I also use the water walker on him and he loves it."
Friday's meeting will start with the Silver Goblet two-year-old feature at 11.05am while the Rhino Cup is the seventh event on the card.