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Chidiac leads home Cavanough quinella in Muswellbrook Qualifier

Trainer Brett Cavanough celebrated a stable quinella when Chidiac held off Fingers Hunter to win the $150,000 Country Championships Qualifier (1280m) at Muswellbrook on Sunday.

Trainer : BRETT CAVANOUGH after, IT'S ME winning the The Kosciuszko
Trainer : BRETT CAVANOUGH after, IT'S ME winning the The Kosciuszko Picture: Racing and Sports
Cavanough gang-tackled the big race with six starters and the stable's main hope, Chidiac ($3.20) was well-ridden by Mitchell Bell to beat stablemate Fingers Hunter ($10) by a long neck with Miss Rebel ($61) three-quarters of a length away third.

Clear Thinking, winner of The Kosciuszko last spring, was sent out the $1.60 favourite but after being trapped three-wide for most of the race, she failed to respond to jockey Craig Williams hard riding from the turn and faded to finish a disappointing ninth.

Cavanough was obviously delighted to have Chidiac and Fingers Hunters fully qualified for the $1 million Country Championships Final (1400m) at Royal Randwick on April 4, Day One of The Championships.

Chidiac, who ran third to Clear Thinking in The Kosciuszko, improved her record to five wins from just 10 starts for owner Gerry Harvey.

"Chidiac has done a good job, she's got a good record,'' Cavanough said.

"I could see 'Fingers' getting home late to finish second so we have two in (Country Championships Final) now.

"We have four weeks to Randwick – bring it on!"

Bell had the choice of Cavanough's starters in the Muswellbrook Qualifier but revealed he was keen to ride Chidiac.

"I knew she was the one I wanted to be on,'' Bell said. "Randwick sets up perfectly for her, too.''


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