By COLIN HODGES

Following her five win haul the previous week at Condobolin the Dubbo based Connie Greig continued her flying start to the Picnic season when she led in a double and received the trophy for leading trainer on Saturday at Tottenham.

Her Cup winning spree however came to an end when Parkes trainer Sharon Jeffries took out the feature event with Jin Chi Phantom.

Part owned by Alex Prout a rugby league star with the Gilgandra Panthers, Parkes Spacemen and now the Orange Hawks, Jin Ji Phantom was well ridden by Narromine jockey Ricky Blewitt in the 1400 metres Robinson Grain Tottenham Picnic Cup.

Taken straight to the lead by Blewitt, Jin Chi Phantom ($11) was always travelling well and held off the strong finishing Connie Greig pair Gossip (Leandro Ribeiro, $4 equal favourite) and Valadyium (Will Stanley $4 equal favourite).

Valadyium winner of the recent Cups at Bedgerabong and Condobolin was one of an unprecedented five runners in the Cup at Tottenham for Connie Greig.

Consistent mare Call Me Trinity had won the feature sprints at Bedgerabong and Condobolin for Connie Greig and competed the treble in the 1000 metres Tottenham Bowling Club-Campsie RSL Club-Associated Agents Open Handicap.

Challenged in the straight by Twice The Value (Dylan Stanley, $5), Call Me Trinity (Leandro Ribeiro, $2.40 fav.) fought on strongly to win by a half neck with Rebecca’s Quest (Breanna Bourke, $7) an honest third.

Linden Tree humped 71kg when winning at Condobolin and allocated a massive 73kg Handicap at Tottenham the Connie Greig trained four year old gelding was again an impressive winner.

Superbly ridden by Leandro Ribeiro, Linden Tree ($5) travelled fifth in the ten horse field before powering home to win the 1200 metres Inland Petroleum Class 2 Handicap by a length and a half from the leader In The Road (Ricky Blewitt, $3.80) and Kallie (Will Stanley ,$6).

Leandro Ribeiro who rode five winners at the recent Condobolin meeting, had a treble at Tottenham, the first leg being Looking Forward in the 1000 metres Tottenham Hotel Maiden Plate.

Formerly trained in South Australia and now with Rodney Robb at Nyngan, Looking Forward ($2 favourite) shared the lead then pulled away to score by a length from Keep No Secrets (Ricky Blewitt, $3.20) with Princess Zafirah (Breanna Bourke, $8) a distant third.

All the way from the Menindee stables of Wayne Marsden, the $16 outsider Orezira ridden by Leeton-based Breanna Bourke, was in the centre of a line of three turning for home and then edged clear to beat Penny’s Bonita’s (Wayne Wheatley, $2.60) and Travstar (John Wilson, $2.20 fav.).

Closing off the meeting held before a big crowd, the Merv Rumble, Wellington trained Red River Lad ($6) with the talented Will Stanley aboard, from midfield finished best to win the 1400 metres Local Businesses Class B Handicap from Boys Home (John Wilson, $3.80) and Knee Slapper, Leandro Ribeiro, $2.50 fav.).

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The first two placegetters in the $150,000 Western Racing Association Qualifier at Coonamble next Sunday will be eligible to contest the $500,000 Newhaven Park Country Championship Final at Royal Randwick in April.

Coonamble is predicted to attract a big crowd to see outstanding racing.