Former Mudgee trainer Gayna Williams collected herself a one-two finish in the second race at Tyers Park on Monday, in what was a promising performance from her two geldings.
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From The Bush ($4) was worked to the front by Grant Buckley in the home straight in the Central West Electrical CG&E Maiden Handicap (1200 metres), finishing just over a metre and a half ahead of his stablemate Listen To The Band ($7) in second.
Williams said she is hoping to take both horses down to a Sydney track in the future, to compete in a Highway Handicap.
"If they both shape up well enough, I'd like to take them to a Highway," she said.
"Of course, we've got to win a couple more races with both of them first."
Williams was pleased with how her two geldings raced on Monday.
"[From The Bush] went well and I think they both went well," she said.
"He's first up and he's a horse that's bred to go further, so the 1200 metres today was a bit of question mark. I thought they'd run along pretty well, and it was whether he could run them down.
"[Listen To The Band], he's showing a bit of an ability, so that's been pleasing. He's only had two starts now for two seconds.
"They were both pleasing."
From The Bush was starting from barrier five, while Listen To The Band was jumping from barrier eight but it was the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Bolson ($7.50) from barrier six and Terry Croft's Our Fox ($4.40) that got away to the better start.
It was in the home straight that From The Bush made his move, with Buckley moving the gelding out wide in space and pushed him to the front.
It was in the last few hundred metres that From The Bush found the front and he never surrendered it, holding on to finish ahead of his stablemate Listen To The Band and Our Fox in second and third respectively.
Williams said both of her horses were well suited to the conditions, with the track rated a soft seven after some rain on Sunday.
"There's potential for both of them and I think the softer tracks will suit them both," she said.
"Winter is a good time for both of them. They're both bred to handle soft tracks."
Williams had one more horse entered in the seven-race meeting on Monday, Paradia ($16), but it didn't fare as well in the third race of the meeting, the Watermart F&M Maiden Handicap (1200 metres).
The three-year-old bay filly, who was ridden by Buckley, finished eighth, however, it was only Paradia's first ever start.
The the two spots of the race were fiercely contested, with race favourite Nicci's Fling ($2.20) - trained by Gary Portelli - finished just 0.09 metres ahead of second placed Tastebug.