Bathurst-based apprentice Jamie Gibbons rode his career-first winning double before a big crowd at Cobar on Saturday.
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He saluted with Northern Myth in the Buckman Family Memorial Benchmark 50 Handicap (1,200 metres) and Stravali in the 1,200 metres Vinty Delaney Memorial Class 1 Handicap.
Raced by a group from Tottenham and Trundle and trained at Nyngan by Rodney Robb, Northern Myth ($3.40) from near last dashed home along the rails to beat Keepcalmandcarryon (Tiffany Jeffries, $3.70).
Stravali ($3.40) trained at Parkes by George Wright swept to the lead in the straight for a convincing win from See Bling (James Rogers, $3.20).
Meanwhile, Parkes jockey Tiffany Jeffries has now won the $10,000 Cobar Cup (1,700m) three times following a tough win by the Russell Green-trained Victorian Crown in the feature event.
Her previous winners were War Horse and Grimm for Craig Tyack’s stable.
