Clint Lundholm's return is gaining plenty of momentum, with more horses in work and the winners starting to flow.
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The Dubbo trainer took out Friday's first event at his home track with Conspiratrix after the mare had just missed out on a maiden victory in her past two starts.
The win came after Lundholm-trained chances saluted at Bedgerabong, Dubbo, and Orange last month and continued the trainer's successful return after serving a four-month suspension during the latter half of last year.
"We've doubled the stables in numbers and we'll have close to 40 in work next week," he said.
"Things are looking good and the prizemoney boost has got people talking. We're full and the team is going well so we're happy."
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Conspiratrix was one of a bumper 13 chances Lundholm had in at Dubbo Turf Club on Friday and began the meeting in perfect fashion by taking out the Dubbo Pet And Medical Centre Maiden Plate (1600m).
With Andrew Banks in the saddle, Conspiratrix ($3.70 favourite) jumped best before settling down in fourth as Flashlin (Michael Heagney, $21) set the pace.
Banks moved three wide as the turn for home approached and soon began to make ground on the leader.
Conspiratrix had free running through the middle of the track and got to the lead as Flashlin faded but Subtly Spring (Grant Buckly, $11) soon began to surge.
Conspiratrix didn't want much further but fought on and nabbed a narrow win from the fast-finishing Subtly Spring while Gold Lunar (Reece Jones, $4.40) was third.
It was the four-year-old mare's first win in five career starts and came after a pair of placings at the Dubbo track last month.
"It was another photo but it went our way this time and it was a good result to get for the owners who came up from Sydney last night," Lundholm said.
"We think she'll get 2000m. She's still an immature thing and in her first prep so she's doing it all on raw ability.
"We'll take her to Coonamble next week now for the showcase meeting if she pulls up okay."
The headline of next Sunday's meeting at Coonamble is the $150,000 Western Districts Country Championships Qualifier but after a long stint on the sideline this season Lundholm is unlikely to have his name among the nominations for that event.
"I'm happy to sit it out if it means we win another couple of races there," he said.
There was some brief drama prior to the second event, the Dubbo Chamber of Commerce Maiden Handicap (1100m) as Gattling Gun threw jockey Billy Owen to the turf as they entered the track before galloping a couple of laps of the track riderless.
Owen was uninjured while Gattling Gun was eventually safely caught.
After the delay of close to 10 minutes, Duchess Nicci (Dylan Gibbons, $6) got the job done for leading Newcastle trainer Kris Lees ahead of the Kody Nestor-trained fast-finisher Democracy Manifest (Anthony Cavallo, $9.50).
Dalavin (Nick Heywood, $16) was third on debut for Nyngan trainer Brett Robb.
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