On their property in the Dubbo area, Jean and Dr Bob Slacksmith over many years have bred and then raced numerous winners. At the recent Warren TAB meeting, it was a unique winning double with Cumboogle and Toongi Bound. Both gallopers were produced by mares which the Slacksmiths won races with on central west tracks. Ondine Belle, the dam of Cumboogle, won at Mudgee when trained by Tracey Bartley, while Letyahairdown, the dam of Toongi Bound, was trained by Brett Thompson to win at Louth and Wellington. Gulgong-based Brett Thompson is now the trainer of both Cumboogle and Toongi Bound.
Shaking off Smart ‘N’ Rirzy in the straight, Cumboogle (Will Stanley, $7.50) then held off the fast-finishing Barry The Poet (Jack Baker, $17) and Maryland Bridge (Jake Pracey-Holmes, $5.50) in the 1000 metres Tawn Chaarolais Class 1 Handicap at Warren.
Toongi Bound ($13), under hard riding from Clayton Gallagher, turned back a length of the straight challenge by Bliss (Shannen Llewellyn, $6) to win by a short neck with Magnace (Shayleigh Ingelse, $3.10 favourite) finishing third in the 1400 metres Gunnegaldra Feedlot Country Boosted Benchmark 58 Handicap. Dubbo-based apprentice Shannen Llewellyn had earlier ridden a winning double on Yamamai and Big Shot Legend for Gilgandra trainer Kieren Hazelton.
A last start second at $101 to Air Combat at Dubbo, Yamamai ($10) came from midfield at Warren to beat Star Intrigue (Clayton Gallagher, $4.40) and American Anthem (Mikayla Weir, $81) in the 1400 metres Wombianna Maiden Plate.
Owned by Gilgandra Jockey Club life member John Smith, Big Shot Legend ($5.50) swooped on the leaders to win the 1200 metres Marks Partnership Country Boosted Maiden Handicap from Let’s Go Leo (Mikayla Weir, $12) and Listen To Win (Shayleigh Ingelse, $2.80 fav.)
Quick thinking by jockey Georgina McDonnell played a key role in the win by the Ian Holland, Coonamble-trained Lostma Cowboy in the 1200 metres Bealcott Partnership/Two Four Ag Benchmark 58 Handicap. Caught in heavy traffic halfway down the straight, McDonnell switched her mount to the inside and Lostma Cowboy ($16.00) burst through a gap to score a close win over Epic Time (Siena Grima, $41) and Shaquila (Nick Heywood, $6.50).
The other winners were the Cody Morgan, Tamworth-trained On The Charge (Robbie Downey, $1.95 fav.) in the 1000 metres Troon Grazing Maiden Plate and the Scott Singleton, Scone-trained Omians (Mitch Stapleford, $10) in the 1600 metres Paringa/Bundah Class One and Maiden Plate.