Spring racing fever is catching and a very good crowd was at Narromine on Saturday to see Danish Hussar win the 1600 metres QUBE Agri-Dandy Cup.

Trained at Yass by Allan McRae, the 10 year old chestnut gelding Danish Hussar, a last start Wagga Wagga winner, started the $4.80 favourite and with Dubbo jockey Clayton Gallagher in the saddle, led most of the way to beat Firestorm Boy (Jake Pracey-Holmes, $9) and Winged (Leeshelle Small, $5).

Combining again in the following race, the 800 metres Flogger & Lois Walsh Memorial- Pom Mates Day Out Benchmark 58 Handicap, Allan McRae and Clayton Gallagher won with Bold Offa.

Managing to fend off joint leader Brummagen (Jake Pracey-Holmes, $3.70 to $3.30 favourite) in the run home, Bold Offa ($10) scored by over a length with Takanakuy (Izzy Neale, $6.50) in third place.

For Clayton Gallagher it was a big day as he also won the opening race, the 1100 metres Three Rivers Machinery Maiden Plate on Elderberry Wine for Orange trainer Alison Smith.

After tracking the leaders Miss Rovillea and Summer Sonata, Elderberry Wine ($2.35 favourite) broke clear at the top of the straight and eventually won by a half length from Bindaree Lass (Mikayla Weir, $17) and Bold Rosie (Ashleigh Stanley, $3.90).

There was sadness accompanying the win of grey mare Ultra White at Narromine as the owner Maree Leszcynski from Wellington passed away recently.

Given a charmed run on the fence behind the leading pack by Kath Bell-Pitomac, the Dar Lunn trained Ultra White ($7) hit the front then held off Miss Karis (Izzy Neale, $3.40 favourite) and Pyromania (Clayton Gallagher, $4.20) in the 1100 metres Benabilla Auctions Benchmark 50 Handicap.

Following the win by Slush Fund at Coonamble last week, Dubbo trainer Clint Lundholm and his apprentice Zoe Hunt were in the winners circle again when Dervinia upset more fancied rivals in the 1300 metres JR Richards & Sons Maiden Plate.

Owned by Rodger and Nerida Atkinson, the $26 outsider Dervinia came from midfield for a decisive win by over 2 lengths from Nortoko (Wendy Peel, $5.50) and Spirit Of Saintly (Clayton Gallagher, $6.50).

A typically aggressive ride by Jake Pracey-Holmes saw the Brett Thompson trained Hard To Impress ($4.40 to $4 favourite) taking the early lead and thereafter not headed when beating Dig Bee (Mikayla Weir, $7.50) and Bushwalker (Jordan Quince, $26) in the Narromine USMC Class 1 Handicap.