Heading into the JB Civil Concreting Class 1 & Maiden Plate (2000 metres) as the favourite at $3, the Kathryn Cahill-trained gelding finish just 0.4 of a length ahead of the William Freedman-trained Rosie Impact ($9.50) in second and 0.6 of a length ahead of local hopeful Genghis Khan ($4.20), trained by Bathurst trainer Dean Mirfin.

Mathew Cahill, brother to Kathryn, was in the saddle for the victory and while he said the gelding still needs more time to mature, the veteran jockey was pleased with the result.

"He's my sister's horse. She bought him as a yearling from Scone," he explained.

"He's been a really slow, maturing horse, bit of a young fella and still very green.

"Before the start, he was running around the straight but he keeps running on, looking like he ran a good distance.

"I think he ran 2400 and he's bred to do that. Hopefully he'll keep improving."

Recent weather produced a quality track, which was rated a soft six before the first race.

"It was good. I think it was rated a soft six," he said.

"It had lovely grass cover, with a little bit of give with the rain, so the rain has put it in good condition."

It was the gelding's fourth start since a 29-week spell and it was his first win since Wellington in March, which happened to be his last run before the break.

Cahill explained that the spell wasn't because of an injury, rather to help the gelding improve and grow.

"There was no injury, he just needed a bit of time off to grow," he said.

Cahill's winning form would continue in the second race of the meeting, guiding Connie Grieg's Cranky Creed ($13) to victory in the Pearce's Lithgow Furniture and Bedding Maiden Plate (1400 metres).

It was another close race again, with Cranky Creed's win just 0.64 of a length ahead of the favourite Golden Chances ($2.70) in second and 0.78 of a length ahead of Gisabelle ($12) in third.

He also took out the day's final event aboard Morgenstern for James Ponsonby.