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www.racingnsw.com.au 36 From the Bush (Anthony Cavallo) repels the challenge of Reward Seeker (Jake Pracey-Holms) in the Forbes Cup WITH A POLISHED RIDE BY ANTHONY CAVALLO, LAST START RANDWICK WINNER FROM THE BUSH DEFEATED A GOOD QUALITY FIELD IN THE $50K BANKSTOWN SPORTS CLUB SHOWCASE FORBES CUP WORDS: COLIN HODGES OAM PICTURES: JANIAN MCMILLAN Good galloper FROM THE BUSH T rained at Bathurst by Gayna Williams, the lightly raced From the Bush ($3.40 favourite) trailed the leader Eiger in the 1600m Forbes Cup and after hitting the front, held on to beat the topweight Reward Seeker (Jake Pracey-Holmes, $12) and Toulon Brook (Michael Heagney, $41). Coming from last, Reward Seeker went close to giving Wellington trainer Michael Mulholland three successive Forbes Cups after wins in 2019 with Steamin’ and The Sledgehammer in 2020. Rushing down the outside, Kattegat (Jordan Mallyon, $5.50 fav) arrived in time to beat another strong finisher Whatsin (Brodie Loy, $10) by a short half-head with Mitrust (Tony Cavallo, $26) third in the 1200m Amazing Forbes Showcase Benchmark 66 Handicap. Owners of Kattegat include several from Forbes and they were appreciative of trainer Natalie Jarvis making the long trip from Moruya. Dubbo trainer Connie Greig had a memorable day with Inzaghi (Aaron Sweeney, $13) and Fiery Belle (Liam Blanch, $21) both producing strong runs from back in the field to win the 1300m Daikin & Polyaire Showcase Maiden Handicap and 1400m Seeley International Showcase Class 1 Handicap, respectively. REBEL WITH A CAUSE Producing trademark fighting qualities, Classy Rebel made it six wins and two second placings from 10 starts since a spell when winning the 1280m Collie Hotel Cup at Gilgandra. Challenged at the top of the straight the Dar Lunn, Dubbo- trained Classy Rebel ($3.50 fav) responded to strong riding from Clayton Gallagher to win by a length and a half from Patrick May (Jake Pracey-Holmes, $3.70) and Gadfly (Tony Cavallo, $11). Manning the barbecue was among one of many tasks at the meeting for Gilgandra Jockey Club president, Jason Tate, however, he took a brief break to watch Chesty winning the 1200m Ahrens