20 September 2022, 3:40 AM
By COLIN HODGES.
A very excited young jockey was Hollie Hull when she rode her career first winning double, on Sunday 18 September at Cobar.
Hollie is apprenticed to trainer Clint Lundholm and both her winners, Sin City Belle and Mega Celebration, are from the Lundholm stable at Dubbo.
Sin City Belle ( $3.60 ) led the field in the 1000 metres Sullivans Hardware Maiden Plate and held on to beat the heavily supported Queensland trained Hardness ( Steven Galvin, $1.70 favourite ) by a length with Sallista ( Ashleigh Stanley,$3 ).
Mega Celebration ( $4 ) raced midfield and although travelling wide was ridden out nicely by Hollie Hull to win the 1200 metres Nutrien Russell Class 1 Handicap from Linden Tree ( Ashleigh Stanley,$7 ) and Individualist ( Jake Barrett,$2.60 ).
Dubbo trainer Connie Greig continued her great run of success at Cobar and other western area meetings when landing a double with Brooklyn Star and Gossip.
Jake Barrett gained a lovely run through the pack on Brooklyn Star ( $2.90 ) to account for Gunnerside ( $6 ) and Lenroy ( Zara Castellaz-Faico,$4.40 ) in the 1000 metres Cynend Building & Construction Benchmark 50 Handicap.
The favourite Kooky Kangaroo ( $2.80 ) lost the rider Steven Galvin when the saddle slipped mid race.
Galvin, from Queensland, had stitches to laceration but appeared to have escaped serious injury.
Dubbo based apprentice Jake Barrett produced another outstanding ride when coming from last on Gossip ( $2.20 favourite ) to win the 1375 metres DJW & Wells Ventilation Benchmark 50 Handicap from Cosmic King ( Chelsea Ings,$7 ) and Get Up Alby ( Ashleigh Stanley,$8 ).
Michael Mulholland provided the other leg of a Jake Barrett treble when Sassy Diamond ( $3.60 ) tracked the duelling leaders then raced to a four lengths win over Cubic ( Chelsea Ings,$2.70 ) and Leopardwood ( Hollie Hull,$1.80 fav.) in the 1370 metres Westrac Maiden Plate.
Completing a clean sweep by apprentice jockeys and Dubbo based trainers, the Michael Mulholland trained Golden Eclipse ridden by Ashleigh Stanley from Bathurst won the 1700 metres Broughton Field Services Benchmark 50 Handicap.
Backing up from an unplaced run at Dubbo on Thursday, Golden Eclipse ( $2.20 ) raced in a handy position before winning from Merdeka ( Jake Barrett,$1.80 fav.) and Quick Spin ( Ken Dunbar,$5 ).
A large number of race meetings have been abandoned in the region due to rain affected tracks and at very short notice Cobar Miners Race Club organised and staged the meeting on Sunday for the overall good of racing.
Owners, trainers, jockeys and others involved were very appreciative of Cobar hosting the meeting.