Rachel King was full of praise for Albury trainer Donna Scott after steering Bon Holler to victoryin the Class 3 TAB Highway Handicap (1400m) at Kembla Grange last Saturday.
The solidly backed $3.70 favourite gave her supporters no cause for concern in recording a comfortable length-and-a-quarter win. 
After settling her mount just off the pace, King drove the mare to the front on topping the rise then defied the challenge of Tommy Flyer. 
The win was the four-year-old’s third from seven starts. 
“She’s definitely a horse with a bit of promise and upside to her,” King said. 
“She’s very relaxed and Donna’s done the right thing bringing her through her grades nice and slowly. 
“I really enjoy riding for Donna in these races because you know they’ll be well schooled and ready to go. Off today, she’s got a nice little future.”
Good Call
Kris Lees-trained stablemates Brave Call and Bestower fought out the finish of the the 2000-metre benchmark 78 at Kembla, with Brave Call prevailing under Tommy Berry. 
“I could see them both coming and I was waiting for the post, just trying to push it back a little,” Lees said. 
“It was a good result. (Brave Call) is a nice stayer in the making and the blinkers certainly worked. He got a nice enough tempo because on paper we weren’t sure how fast they’d go. 
“He handled the (soft 7) ground, so it was a good win. He’ll only have one or two more runs but we’ll see how he comes through it. He might be a nice horse to target at Winter Cup-type races.”
As for the runner-up, Lees said: “I think that might be 10 seconds she’s run but she always earns a cheque. She loves the ground so she’s not far from winning.”
Bestower has indeed run 10 seconds in her 23 starts, winning just twice but earning $236,050. 
Around the traps
Queanbeyan trainer Nick Olive was the toast of Adaminaby last Saturday night after $2.10 favourite Epaullo Creed took the Snowy Hydro Adaminaby Cup (1400m)under three-kilo claimer Ryan Bradley.
Deep Shanker took the riding honours at Adaminaby with a winning treble.
At Bowraville, the feature Macksville Cup (1370m) went to Endangered Species ($4.60), trained at Grafton by Cathy Chapman and ridden by Raymond Spokes. 
At Inverell the same afternoon, the 1400-metre Bush Battlers Cup saw the Gerans — jockey Gary and Athol-based co-trainers Corey and Kylie — combine to win with $3.30 favourite Knowitall Frank. 
The following race, the Diggers Cup (1800m), saw Chasing Jackley ($3.10 favourite) score under Mikayla Weir for Toowoomba co-trainers Alyssa and Troy Sweeney. That completed a double for Weir.
The same day’s 1400-metre Hay Cup went to nine-year-old gelding Blitzar, ridden by apprentice Ella Bent for Wagga-based Troy Lorback. 
At Cowra, Canberra trainer Gratz Vella and jockey Pierre Boudvillain combined for a double. 
On Sunday at Taree, Charmed Destiny caused an upset at $26 in the Classic Car Cup (1609m), winning at $26 with Teighan Worsnop in the saddle for Port Macquarie trainer John Sprague. In a thrilling three-way finish, the winner scored by a head from Golden Honour ($3.60), with another $26 pop, The Young Years, a short head away in third place. 
At Canberra, the $200,000 Community Chest (1400m) went to Kintyre ($6), ridden by Dylan Gibbons for Warwick Farm trainer Gary Portelli. In the previous, the $50,000 Single Gaze (1200m), My Last Hooray ($4.20), ridden by Alysha Collett and trained at Queanbeyan by Frank Cleary, held out Nick Olive-trained favourite Kimberley Secrets by a long neck. 
Gibbons had a day to remember, riding five winners on the eight-race program. 
Fab Friday
This Friday sees the Showcase action head to Queanbeyan, where what promises to be a great afternoon of racing features the $65,000 Queanbeyan Regional Cup (1600m), the $45,000 Thunderbolt (1000m)and a $50,000 Super Maiden (1200m) while at Muswellbrook the main race will be the Rusty Spanner Sprint (1000m).