Duri trainer Valerie Cleghorn was rewarded for her perseverance at Tamworth on Saturday.
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Cleghorn’s charge Val’s Rose Baby ended a run of outs with a stylish success in the Regional Australia Bank Grade 5 Stakes (340m).
Val’s Rose Baby ($6.00) displayed a wing on every paw as she strolled home by 3 ¾ lengths from Tangle Fern in a time of 20.39 seconds.
The success was the first in 12 starts for the daughter of Fabregas going back to March 2016 at Muswellbrook.
Midnight Rock played a winning tune in the strongest race on the nine-event card, the Sauer’s Glass Appreciation Stakes (402m).
The Ranald Dawes-trained speedster capitalised on his box six draw to get an ideal run in transit and outgun odds-on pop Your Shout Kev.
Your Shout Kev ($1.80fav) had to be content playing the bridesmaid as Midnight Rock registered his 13th career win from 65 starts in a handy 23.49 seconds.
Success was shared across the program, with nine different trainers landing winners.
Tamworth’s Mark Munn was smiling after Billi’s Scout ($2.50fav) staved off Devine Chief in the Jeff Teage Appreciation Grade 5 Stakes (402m).
Billi’s Scout bounced back from a luckless run at Armidale in good style for a 1 ¼ length victory in 24.03 seconds, her second win from 16 career starts.
Other winners on the card were Third Twin (Rod Marlow), Devine Realm (Pat Parrelli), Wet Weekend (Melanie Mabbott), Knocka’s Goddess (Brendan Allen), Typhoon Gina (Kevin Sills) and Poppy’s Snookie (Ken Bell).