The Scone gelding, a four-year-old gelding mowed down the field after a perfectly timed run by jockey Chris O’Brien.

Desert Marshal, a last start Walcha winner, had looked the winner for Bendemeer trainer Jane Clement and jockey Luke Cumberland before the little Scone gelding launched.

The judges margin was a short neck between the “sargent and the marshal” with topweight Alart, who lumped 63kg, a half head away third.

O’Brien was delighted to win for scone trainer Rod Northam.

“That was perfect,” O’Brien said.

“We just waited and waited.”

With plenty of speed on, the pair had the last shot at Desert Marshal and scored a decisive and seventh career win.

Sargent Doakes has now won $205,410 in prizemoney from his 20 starts.

“Not bad for a bush horse who hasn’t won in town,”  Northam said.

He prepares the little gelding at Scone and has always had an opinion of the son of I Am Invincible.

“He is a good little horse,” he said.

O’Brien agreed.

“He might be a little horse but he doesn’t feel like a little horse,” he said.

“No he’s got a big stride,” Northam added.

“I think little horses tries harder,” O’Brien replied.

Northam nodded as he looked over his sprinting star and wondered where he might go next next.

And just where is that?

“Not sure,” he said.

“Look for another open sprint somewhere.

“There might be a nice little race for him at Scone (at May’s Cup Carnival). “But we might give him a little freshen before then too.”

After returning to Scone to pick up stable star Big Money, Northam was then headed to Sydney for a Liverpool City Cup tilt at Randwick on Saturday.

Earlier veteran Quirindi trainer enjoyed home Cup day success when Ti Tan Tiger charged home down the centre of the Good 3 Quirindi track to beat fellow Quirindi galloper, Mistress Rose (Peter Mills).

Ti Tan Tiger is a five-year-old chestnut gelding son of Where’s That Tiger and had 15 previous starts before breaking through in The Tragics Maiden Handicap (1200m).

Ridden by inform Rachael Murray Ti Tan Tiger beat the Peter Mills-trained Mistress Rose by a half neck with Lesley Jeffriess’ Call Me Brad a length and a half away third.

O’Brien thought Ti Tan Tiger was a fair chance after an excellent run at Gilgandra.

“A real good run at Gil. He got interfered with at the start and tailed off.

“The boy did a real good job and he powered home. He was wider than those cameras,” he said pointing to the Sky cameras in the Quirindi mounting yard. He also believes there are more wins in store for the gelding.

“He will get further too,” he said.

“I think he’ll develop into a nice horse.”