Kirby won the Bligh Picnic Cup with Broo Boss while Prest had a double with Watermelon Wine and Direct To Space.

A runaway winner the previous Sunday at Gulgong, Broo Boss was ridden a daring race in the 1850m feature event at Bligh by Narromine jockey Ricky Blewitt.

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Five lengths behind the leaders Would Be King and Equilibrium at the midway point, Broo Boss was sent around the field leaving the back to establish a commanding break.

Down the long home straight, Broo Boss (Blewitt, $2.60 equal favourite) held on grimly to beat the other equal favourite Pop Power (Will Stanley) by a short-neck with Would Be King (Anaelle Gangotena, $5) finishing third.

Both of the Prest-trained winners, Watermelon Wine and Direct To Space, were sired by Wilful Default which is a half-brother to sprinting legend Takeover Target.

Wilful Default now stands at stud at the property owned by Prest and Kirby.

Direct To Space (Leandro Ribeiro, $5) in the closing stages of the Maiden Plate (1000m) ran down the Kirby-trained Red Card Rosie (Blewitt, $8) to win by a short half head with Ober Purkla (Gangotena, $1.80) in third place.

Fell's Hero led for home in the Class B Handicap (1100m) before Watermelon Wine (Ribeiro, $2.20 favourite) finished well to account for Keep No Secrets (Blewitt, $4) and Sassy Sarah ($11).

In the opening race, the Inglis Rural Property Havilah Open Trophy Handicap (900m), the Dean Mirfin-trained Kimmylee (Wayne Wheatley, $1.80 fav.) finished strongly to score by two lengths from the leader Nicka Narcells (Will Stanley, $8) and Scruff's Magic (Ribeiro, $15).

Canberra trainer Doug Gorrel and jockey Anaelle Gangotena combined for a winning double with Sestina, in the Open Trophy Handicap (1000m), and Georgian Court in the Open Trophy Handicap (1400m).

Sestina ($2 fav.) held off the strong-finishing Billy Bent Ear (Ribeiro, $6) and the leader Japingka (Blewitt, $4.60) while Georgian Court ($1.80 fav.) won after a stride-for-stride battle with Neon Moon (Blewitt, $4) while Bella (Ribeiro, $10) was third.

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