TCW 010622

Wednesday June 1, 2022

Volume 37 No. 20

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The Cobar Weekly Council welcomes new Director of Infrastructure Pg 4

Record crowd for Cobar Races autumn meeting Pg 6

Young local businesswoman up for award Pg 6

Racegoers dress up for the occasion

Above: Some of the Cobar Races 2022 Fashions on the Field winners and runners-up, Shayne Carroll (from Bourke), Janette Bishop, Bonnie Martin, Trish Wendland (Dubbo) and Jacinta Cain. At left are some of the other glamorous people our photographer spotted on Saturday. See pages 2, 6, 22 and 24 for more photos and reports from the day as well as our Facebook Page and website, www.cobarweekly.com.au

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Sport

▪ Bowlers come out for Max’s day

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▪ Roosters big winners in three grades Pages 22 & 18

Great racing action at autumn race meeting Jake Barrett was a proud apprentice jockey when he hoisted the impressive WesTrac Cobar Cup above his head after winning the Cobar Miners Race Club feature race on Saturday. Aboard the Connie Greig, Dubbotrained Valadyium, this was the first Cup won by Barrett, who is on loan to Dubbo trainer Brett Robb from the Kim Waugh stable at Wyong.

Nicely positioned behind the leaders in the

Everyone ($5) kicked away to beat the $2.50 favourite Drunkasamonkey (Clayton Gallagher) by over two lengths with Gunnerside (Ashleigh Stanley, $6.50) a handy third.

Another apprentice riding well, Gilgandrabased Zara Lewis, won the opening event on Koko Connection for Menindee trainer Wayne Marsden.

A former Victorian galloper, Koko Connection ($5) led most of the way to win the 1,000 metres Nutrien Russell Maiden Plate in convincing fashion from Pippie Star (Chelsea Ings, $15) and Dare To Fight (Meredith, $3.80 fav.).

The rest of the meeting belonged to leading jockey Clayton Gallagher who, with powerful riding, booted home a winning treble, starting with his easiest assignment, No Debt for Dubbo trainer Brett Robb in the 1,000 metres DJW & Yanda Art Benchmark 58 Handicap.

From the outside barrier, No Debt ($2.20 fav.) raced wide to the home turn then accelerated to a four lengths win over Travstar (Meredith, $5) and Japingka (James Rogers, $9).

Carrying the 60kg top weight in the 1,200 metres Sullivan’s Mining & Industrial Benchmark 50 Handicap, Sipharderson (Gallagher, $2.80 fav.) shared the lead then held off the challenge from Late Return (Lewis, $9) to win by a long neck.

After taking on Sipharderson for the lead the Wayne Prisk, Cobar-trained Jawsome (Angela Cooper, $10) battled on for a game third.

Bred and raced by Heather and David Ringland from Dubbo, Sipharderson completed a winning Cobar double for trainer Brett Robb.

The final race, the 1,370 metres KML Industries Benchmark 45 Handicap, was a thrilling race with the Bryan Dixon, Gilgandra-trained Lenny’s Lad ($4.20) leading for home and under desperate riding from Gallagher prevailing in a three way photo finish from Hoffy’s Clayton Gallagher riding his second win of the day on board the Brett Robb trained, Dream (Ings, $8) and Fiery Belle (Barrett, $4.40).—Colin Hodges Siphardserson in Race 4 at Cobar on Saturday.

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1,700 metres Cup, Valadyium ($3.80 equal favourite) wore down Knee Slapper (Elissa Meredith, $3.80 equal favourite) to win by a length with Saw That Coming (Chelsea Ings, $5) running on well for third.

The trip out west by Greig and Barrett was very worthwhile as they also won the Broughton Field Services Class 1 Handicap with Everyone.

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