Sport
6 July, 2025
Avalicious wins Dubbo Country Classic Final
Under strong riding by local jockey Wendy Peel, the six-year-old chestnut mare Avalicious was a game winner of the 1300 metres Dubbo RSL Club-Winter Country Classic Final, the feature event on Sunday at Dubbo.
By Colin Hodges
Raced - Dubbo, Sunday, June 29
Pushed along to take the early lead, Avalicious ($19) fought off every challenge in the straight to win by a head from Infinite Prince (Jordan Quince ($18) with a half-length to the third placed Let Rip (Leeshelle Small, $16).
From the Clint Lundholm stable at Dubbo, Avalicious has now won six races and been placed 13 times from 46 starts.
The smallest horse in the field but collecting the biggest prize was the three-year-old filly Considered in the 1400 metres Dubbo RSL Motel Country Boosted Maiden Handicap.
Considered, Ziggy Rose and Bloomin’ Hell were the three runners in the 14-horse field eligible for a $100,000 Inglis Sales Xtra Bonus on top of the $15,000 first prizemoney. Given a charmed run fourth on the rails by Aaron Bullock, the Cody Morgan, Tamworth-trained Considered ($1.90 favourite) when clear at the top of the straight raced to an almost two lengths win over Ziggy Rose (Pierre Boudvillain, $5.50) which came from near last while Poiema (Grant Buckley, $7.50) filled third place.
Backing up from a fast finishing win at Narromine the previous week, the Paul Clisby, Dubbo trained Midnight Dream (Siena Grima, $4.80) again came from back in the field at Dubbo to beat Jet Empress (Izzy Neale, $4.40) by a half head with last start Gulgong winner Emphatic Bel (Jean Van Overmeire, $101) a good third.
Followers of Dubbo trainer Brett Robb went home happy when Wasted Days (Mathew Cahill, $5 to $4) steamed down the outside from well back to beat last start Bligh Picnics winner Mean Girls (Wendy Peel, $51) and Brutal Love (Kody Nestor, $4.60) in the 1100 metres Class One Handicap.
The other winners were Wealthy Investor (Jean Van Overmeire, $5.50), Deemee (Tilly McCarroll. $7) and Hefty Price (Brontë Simpson, $6.50).
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