By Colin Hodges.

Experienced jockey Tony Cavallo with a winning treble and apprentice Elissa Meredith, a double, gave their supporters an early Christmas present on Friday at the Warren TAB Twilight Meeting.

Starting the ball rolling, Elissa Meredith won the 1200 metres Halcroft & Bennett-Warren Golf Club Maiden Plate on Jamella for her “boss” Dubbo trainer Clint Lundholm.

A lightly raced six year old mare, Jamella was having the second start for Lundholm since coming from stables in Victoria and was very well ridden by Meredith.

Parked behind the leading pack, Jamella ($9) gained an inside run to win by a short head from the fast finishing Ready Made Doll (Kath Bell-Pitomac, $4.60 favourite) with another Clint Lundholm runner, Break Over (Tony Cavallo, $10) a length away third.

Aboard the Janelle Galea, Dubbo trained Manadria, Elissa Meredith weaved her mount through the field in the straight after being well back in the 1200 metres Coopers Farm Gear Class 1 Handicap.

Producing a sharp sprint when clear, Manadria ($3.80 fav.) finished too well for the leader Brooklyn Star (Jake Pracey-Holmes, $3.90) and Skull Cap (Jackson Searle, $26).

Mudgee trainer Bob Howe and four mates from Rylstone have been racing horses for many years and whenever possible Tony Cavallo is the jockey.

A long time successful jockey, Cavallo was at his best on the Bob Howe trained pair Petain (1400 metres Nutrien Ag Benchmark 50 Handicap) and Byzantium in the 1000 metres Adors Party Hire Benchmark 50 Handicap.

From midfield, Petain ($8.50) worked home strongly to account for Danspur (Casey Waddell,$5 fav.) and For Da Boys (Madeline Owen, $12).

Leading for home, Byzantium ($10) held on to beat Jewel Of The Clan (Brooke Stower, $7) and Club Supreme (Tiffany Jeffries, $8.50).

Placed in a good position from the outset, the Brett Thompson, Gulgong trained Sniper Excels ($2.70 fav.) was the other leg of the Tony Cavallo treble when finishing best to beat My Shiromi (Mathew Cahill, $21) and Twice The Value (Ashleigh Stanley, $12) in the 1000 metres MCC Hydraulics Benchmark 50 Handicap.

After two unplaced starts when trained in the Hunter Valley, four year old chestnut gelding Hamoon Sweetheart was an impressive first up winner for Dubbo trainer Brett Robb in the 1000 metres 117 Bakery/M&M Oriel Maiden Handicap at Warren.

Sprinting along the rails, Hamoon Sweetheart (Jackson Searle, $6) swept past Yesterday’s Gone (Brooke Stower, $17) to score by a half length with Dollar Pursuit (Tony Cavallo, $2.30 fav.) a long head away third.

The other winner at Warren was the Will Freedman, Scone trained Rutilant (Mathew Cahill,$2.25 fav.) in the 1600 metre Western Farm Machinery Class 1 Handicap.