Well known as a hotelier and in the insurance business, Wayne Brown has now become a successful racehorse trainer at Tamworth and on Saturday at Gilgandra he won the $20,000

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ollie Hotel-Collie Cup with So Country.

Racing in front of a big crowd which exceeded all expectations, the 8 year old gelding So Country led by a narrow margin from Medinah in the 1280 metres Cup.

Breaking clear in the straight, So Country (Shannen Llewellyn, $4.20) won by over 3 lengths from All Words (Andrew Banks, $61) which came from last while Dream Game (Jordan Quince, $7.50) was a long neck away, third.

Leading apprentice Shannen Llewellyn had kicked off the day with a win on the Connie Greig trained Miss Adamas in the 1200 metres Chandlers Chaff-Brophy Memorial Maiden Handicap.

Placed 14 times from 29 previous starts, Miss Adamas ($5.50) finally broke throng when setting the pace and lasting to beat Spicy Margherita (Andrew Banks, $31) and Firefinch (Izzy Neale, $11) in a 3 way photo finish.

Trained at Coonamble by Michael Denison, Emphatic Bel in a thrilling finish won the 800 metres Three Rivers Machinery Benchmark 50 Handicp.

Given a good run behind the leader Redline by Kody Nestor, Emphatic Bel ($4.20) held out the fast finishing Glowing Rapids (Zoe Hunt, $3.60) by a half head with a long neck to Redline (Shannen Llewellyn, $18).

Kody Nestor later led most of the way on the Clint Lundholm trained South Bullaway ($7.20) to win the 1100 metres Western Farm Machinery-Coxsedge Memorial from Pee Dee (Izzy Neale, $4) and Mean Girls (Wendy Peel, $3.40 favourite).

Clint Lundholm brought up a winning double when Always Fiorente ($3.80 favourite) ridden by in form apprentice Zoe Hunt, travelled in third position before overhauling the leaders Pampuni (Jordan Quince, $4) and Magic Alwyns (Wendy Peel, $13) in the 1600 metres Hair & Beauty For You Benchmark 50 Handicap.

Hawkesbury trainer Fabio Martino won the 1100 metres WDI Clinic Benchmark 50 Handicap with Grand Bellezza (Ryan Bradley, $2.60 favourite) while the Brett Robb, Dubbotrained Capital Beauty (Izzy Neale, $1.80 to $1.75 favourite) won the 1000 metres Gilgandra Toyota- Keith Kilby Memorial Maiden Plate.