He ran twice in the space of three days but Notabadidea took out the Coonabarabran Bowling Club Showcase Cup on Sunday afternoon.
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The Clint Lundholm-trained gelding ran fifth on Friday at Cootamundra before taking out the cup on Sunday in impressive fashion.
Jockey Clayton Gallagher had Notabadidea ($11) primed heading into the final straight before making a move down the outside with just 300 metres remaining to take the win narrowly ahead of Oakfield Captain ($13).
After the race, Lundholm told Sky Thoroughbred Central the speed of the race played right into their plans
"It sure did," he said.
"We knew the speed was on and we really wanted ride forward.
"But the speed was there he got a nice spot.
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"I said to Clayton [Gallagher] don't give up on him, he's a deadset stayer and try to ride the guts out of him right through that line."
Lundholm admitted the gelding has slacked off at times in the past but showed little signs of it on Sunday.
"For sure," he said.
"He's been getting away with it a little bit.
"It worked out trumps today."
Lundholm believes there isn't many things better than winning a showcase race.
"Always," he said.
"We had him for Coonamble and he probably just needed the run there.
"He's a bit of a bludger.
"Took him to Coota on Friday and he had good hit out and a bit of a blow.
"He came home and ate up so I told Todd [Smith] I think this horse needs to go round again.
"He pulled up well so that's why we are here."
Lundholm may have had a sore head on Monday after planning to drink from the cup on the drive back to Dubbo.
"That's the idea," he said.
"That's why I brought mum with us."
Earlier in the day, Depth That Varies took out the Coonabarabran Bakery Showcase Sprint for trainer Nicholas Dixon.
The red-hot Classy Rebel led the race from the jump and looked to have pulled away but jockey Brooke Stower sliced her way through the pack to pull away over the last 100 metres to take the win.
After the race, Dixon told Sky Thoroughbred Central he had a good feeling his chances.
"I thought I had him pretty good today," he said.
"So I'm very happy with that."
Even though he got the win, Dixon knows there is still a few things to work on.
"He always gives 110 percent," he said.
"He does a lot of things wrong but he always tries when he races.
"So you can't be more happy with him."
Dixon believes the strong connection with Stower definitely made him confident coming into the meet.
"I was a little bit actually," he said.
"Brooke [Stower] rides all his work too so I thought if anyone was going to know the horse it would be her."
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