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www.racingnsw.com.au Costin, $4.40) with Eiger (Madeline Owen, $2.20 fav) third, after setting the pace. Well ridden by apprentice Madeline Owen, the Brett Cavanough, Scone-trained Dubai Tycoon ($2.40) wore down a tenacious Classy Rebel (Clayton Gallagher, $2.10 fav) to win by a neck while Campari Soda (Reece Jones, $21) finished nicely for third in the 1100m John McKinnon Cup Sprint Prelude. Over $50,000 prizemoney from 11 placings, but no wins after 35 starts, was the story when the six- year-old mare All A Lady lined up for the 1100m Norman Volk Memorial Maiden Plate. Holding a slender lead turning for home, the Mick Dwyer, Newcastle-trained All A Lady ($4.60) held on to beat Star Shilling (Matthew Palmer, $10) by a head with a half-length to the third-placed Our Little Louie (Casey Waddell, $3.60). IDEEL PLUNGE Some punters had a good collect when Ideel Girl backed from $151 to $51 won the 1400m Pearce Furniture & Bedding Maiden Plate at Bathurst. A three-year-old filly trained at Warwick Farm by Richard Litt, Ideel Girl was taken to the early lead by Tony Cavallo and ran out a comfortable winner over The Dance (Mikayla Weir, $5) and Wolf Warrior (Mathew Cahill, $5). Resilient seven-year-old gelding Eden Vale was having start number 78 when contesting the 1400m Bathurst RSL Benchmark 58 Handicap for Warwick Farm trainer Mark De Montfort, a former top jockey. Taking prizemoney to over $200,000 and his record to seven wins and 16 placings, Eden Vale (Shaun Guymer, $10) worked home strongly from midfield to account for Boho Chick (Brodie Loy, $4.80 equal fav) and Distinctive Glory (Chad Lever, $5.50). Two starts after winning at Cowra, the Karen Outtrim, Hawkesbury-trained Dragon’s Shadow ($4.20 eq fav) was again brilliantly ridden by Mathew Cahill when gaining rails runs from back in the field to win the 2000m Kennards Hire Benchmark 58 Handicap from Eye Will (Jake Pracey-Holmes, $31) and Taliano (Amy McLucas, $4.20 eq fav). Heza Gentleman (Winona Costin; no.9) gets up in the last bound at Dubbo CENTRAL AND WESTERN RACING 37 Maiden Handicap. Owned by Tate and friends from Gilgandra, the Keiren Hazleton, locally trained Chesty (Jake Pracey-Holmes, $18) led most of the way to beat Jumping Power (Aaron Sweeney, $13) and Castlehyde (Jackson Searle, $1.55 fav). Completing a double for local gallopers, the Bryan Dixon- trained Renzulli ($6) ridden by apprentice Zara Lewis travelled in a good position before finishing best to win the 1100m Geronimo Farm Equipment Benchmark 50 Handicap from Valarian (Ken Dunbar, $6.50) and Lake Tanganyika (Daniel Northey, $26). HEZA FIGHTER ALRIGHT Following a courageous third at big odds on the Kensington Track at Randwick, the Mitchell & Desiree Kearney, Hawkesbury-trained Heza Gentleman won the 1400m John Nestor Memorial Dubbo Cup Prelude. Bursting through a gap, The Bald Eagle (Aaron Sweeney, $19) hit the lead but was claimed in the last stride and beaten a nose by Heza Gentleman (Winona