Newcastle trainer Jason Deamer bagged a race-to-race double at Cessnock on Tuesday as Constanzia and The Deel Is Dun continued his successful relationships with their connections.
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Constanzia is one of several horses Deamer has gained from Dynamic Syndications this season, while The Deel Is Dun carries the same colours as his stable standout Bon Amis, which has won almost $600,000 for his Hunter owners.
After an impressive win first-up this time in at Tuncurry, Constanzia was a $2.20 favourite for the class 3 handicap (1350m) at Cessnock and the four-year-old Pierro mare did not disappoint.
Caught wide throughout from gate nine, Constanzia started her run before the turn under Christian Reith and they hit the lead at the top of the straight en route to a 1.34-length win. She has now had three wins and two thirds in six starts since coming to Deamer's stable.
"She's returned in really great order this preparation, although it's just the second time with me," Deamer told Sky Thoroughbred Central.
"She resumed in great style at Tuncurry in a lesser grade, but the way she did it was very impressive and it was good to see her back it up again today.
"At best she might have been three wide, but Christian bided his time and let her sneak into it and when he asked her for an effort, she still had something to give.
"She's taken good improvement but I think I got her at the right time.
"Dynamic Syndications have given me a nice team of horses and they are just going through their grades well so I can't be happier."
The Deel Is Dun was a $2.70 favourite in the next, a benchmark 58 handicap over 1570m. The four-year-old Dundeel mare was backing up from a sixth at Gosford last Thursday.
Reith gave The Deel Is Dun a rails run midfield from gate two and she gradually reeled in the leaders before lifting in the final few metres to win by just over half a length.
It was her first victory since April last year at Taree.
"Christian took good advantage of the barrier and had her as close as he could without her being out of her comfort zone," Deamer said.
"She got the good inside run but looked like she got baulked a little bit at probably the 500. They might have rolled in on her a little bit.
"But I think Christian and the horse both really wanted to win that."
Newcastle trainers Kris Lees and Paul Perry had wins with Daltoro and Mahogany Bay respectively.
Randwick trainer John Sargent and Irish apprentice Tom Sherry scored a double with favourites Most Welcome ($1.22) and Prince Camelot ($3.10).
"The boy did the right thing," stable foreman Campbell Ashby told Sky Thoroughbred Central of Sherry's front-running ride on Most Welcome.
"If you're up handy and out of trouble, it keeps it simple, doesn't it. You're on the best horse, ride it like the best horse.
"We're highly delighted with that and I'm sure that won't be the end of it. He'll go on with it from here.
"It's nice to come up here and get a couple of winners. We haven't been here for a while, but we'll go anywhere for a winner and thanks to Tom for his efforts today."