Clint Lundholm will look to keep the ball rolling at this weekend's hometown meeting after collecting a winning treble at Narromine on Monday.
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Lundholm won the day's first two races as well as the last event on the card at the Diggers Cup meeting.
He didn't have a runner in the feature event but saluted with Poetic Harmony, Sticks 'N' Stones, and Good Time Charlie.
The first two scored maiden wins early in the meeting while Greg Ryan and Good Time Charlie held off a surging chasing pack to take out the Narromine USMC Gallipoli Class 3 Handicap (1100m).
It marked the gelding's first win for Lundholm after previously being in the care of Queensland trainer Michael Lakey.
He went to Narromine having scored three placings in six career starts for Lundholm, and while he was first-up from a spell on Monday the trainer joked it seemed he was destined to continue a string of placings.
"He came down from Brisbane and has been a bridesmaid so he came to the right stable because we can definitely run a place with him," Lundholm laughed when talking to Sky Thoroughbred Central post-race.
"Greg was pretty confident after his trial the other day and felt he'd come back well."
Ryan settled deep in the field behind $2.90 favourite Magnarock early on while while Elemenophee ($26) set the pace.
But in a brilliant finish Ryan was able to urge Good Time Charlie ($4.40) win in a photo from Shehroz ($11) while Harry New Shoes ($17) was third.
There was less than one length between the winner and the fifth-placed Magnarock.
Despite the close nature of that finish, it wasn't as tight as Sticks 'N' Stones' victory earlier in the day.
There was plenty of deliberation post-race but eventually Lundholm's hope got the job done from the fast-finishing Wild Rocket to complete an early double.
Early winners Poetic Harmony and Sticks 'N' Stones were both coming off runs at Coonamble earlier in the month while Good Time Charlie had trialled there.
"We've had a really good day," Lundholm said.
"The horses have all backed up really well from Coonabarabran and it's good when a plan comes together, but it doesn't always work that way."
Lundholm now has eyes on Sunday's meeting at Dubbo Turf Club.
He has eight hopes nominated for the seven-race meeting, including veteran Any Blinkin' Day and debutant Arrivederci.
The meeting attracted 181 nominations in total, and that number could rise with an extension given for the two-year-old Silver Goblet Preview.
Sunday's meeting is one of two scheduled to take place at the Dubbo track in the coming weeks.
Following washouts at Wellington and Mudgee recently there will be another Dubbo meeting on May 18.
As a result of the new race day, the picnic meeting scheduled for Dubbo Turf Club on May 9 has been moved to Narromine and will now be held on Saturday, May 16.