by Colin Hodges.

Kylie Kennedy is the owner and trainer of the horse, her sister is the race club secretary, her mother tends the beautiful rose gardens, her father is a fellow trainer and her partner is the trackwork rider and racecourse curator so it was a popular result for the locals when Ready Made Doll won the feature race in front of a big crowd on Saturday at Narromine.

Halfway down the straight there were several winning chances in the 1600 metres QUBE Agri Dandy Cup however with Georgina McDonnell in the saddle, Ready Made Doll ($21) came from last in the big field with a powerful run down the outside to score by over a length from Cheeky Nugget (Olivia Dalton, $12) and Pacific Warrior (Leeshelle Small, $7).

Georgina McDonnell is riding in great form since moving back to Dubbo with another recent feature win being on Castlebar Road in the Crystal Sprint at Coonamble.

Apprentice jockey Lauren Van Tijn who had ridden two winners prior to Saturday, doubled her career tally with a double, Brave Max and Loud, at Narromine.

In the opening event, the leader Platinum Warrior (Kody Nestor, $2.10 favourite) was overhauled and beaten a head by the Jeremy Sylvester, Cessnock trained Brave Max (Lauren Van Tijn, $6.50) with Dervinia (Clayton Gallagher, $3) in third place.

Clayton Gallagher later succumbed to an injury and Lauren Van Tijn became the replacement rider on the Peter Reynolds, Dubbo trained Loud in the 1100 metres Macquarie Valley Fuels Benchmark 58 Handicap.

Darting through an opening near the inside, Loud ($4.40) won by a short neck from Gypsy Power (Zoe Hunt, $2.90 favourite) while Slush Fund (Kody Nestor, $4.20) ran on well for third.

Before missing later rides due to injury, Clayton Gallagher won the 800 metres Three Rivers Machinery Case IH Benchmark 58 Handicap on the Brett Thompson, Gulgong trained Cumboogle.

After taking the lead from Zequel, Cumboogle ($3.50) held off Can Do It (Cobi Vitler, $11) by a half length with Zequel (Kody Nestor, $3.70) a long neck away third.

First leg of a double for trainer Brett Thompson was Sorrento Palace ($2.40 fav.) which wore down Specula (Kody Nestor, $2.80) to win by a half head with Brandywine (Georgina McDonnell, $15) third in the 1100 metres Narromine Hardware Maiden Plate.

While Dubbo trainer Brett Robb was at Randwick on Saturday with Gallant Star, a strong finishing sixth in the $2,000,000 Kosciusko, he was represented at Narromine by Rothgate, the winner of the 1200 metres Narromine Shire-Shop Local Class 1 Handicap.

Near last early, Rothgate (Kody Nestor, $3.40) swept around the field before the home turn and won by a long neck from Hammering Away (Clayton Gallagher, $3.20 fav.) and Moon Zone (Georgina McDonnell, $5).

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Mudgee to race on Saturday and the Coonabarabran Cup (TAB) on Sunday with a Calcutta on Saturday night.