Narrandera thoroughbred trainer Shane Bloomfield will race at Wagga on Monday.

Kinross, who delivered Bloomfield his first career winner at Albury back in February, is set to return in the 1065m fillies and mares Class One Handicap.

Th five-year-old hasn’t started for 22 weeks but has placed first-up previously and looks a decent chance if drawn well.

Bloomfield also has Retell contesting 1200m Maiden Plate.

The six-year-old is still a maiden after 21 starts but the Redente gelding raced well last time out, when finishing fourth and beaten 2.23 lengths by the Anthony Craig-trained King Tat at Narrandera.

Can King Tat win again?

Fellow Narrandera trainer Anthony Craig will trek to Hay on Saturday, with King Tat set to race in either the 1400m Benchmark 45 Handicap or the 1700m Class One/Maiden Handicap.

King Tat broke through for a maiden win at Narrandera on October 29, winning the 1200m Maiden Plate by a length.

The six-year-old has since run last at Bathurst over 1400m but gets back to the right grade at Hay.

Simon Miller back on top

Albury jockey Simon Miller registered a rare feat over the weekend.

Travelling to Gundagai on Saturday and Canberra on Sunday, the 37-year-old had just one ride on each program, but he won both races, going two-for-two.

At Gundagai, Miller combined with Mitchell Beer when jumping aboard the well-supported Greek Tycoon, and the pair won easily in the end, with the $4.20 chance putting away the 1180m Class One Handicap field by more than three lengths.

On Sunday, Miller teamed up with another Albury trainer in Donna Scott, this time hopping aboard despised outsider Snap Book in the 1400m Maiden Handicap.

Despite starting at 80/1, Miller got the four-year-old to the outside, and the pair flashed home strongly and won easily in the end, putting the field away by more than two lengths.

Miller’s two wins in two rides highlight what has been a very good run of form for a jockey that recently spent two months on the sideline.

Since returning from his self-imposed break late last month, Miller has taken 15 rides and booted home six winners, landing victories at Wagga, Goulburn, Albury, Gundagai, and Canberra.

“I had a month off; I was a bit heavy and a bit sick of it and I needed a break,” Miller said.

“Then when I was ready to come back, I hopped on the scales and I was about 63 and a half kilos, so I signed up to the gym that day and I decided to have another month off to get on top of my weight.

“To be honest, it was the best thing I’ve ever done. It was good for me mentally and physically to give the body a break.”

Barbara Joseph reigns supreme over Snake Gully Cup carnival

Barbara Joseph, along with her sons Paul and Matt Jones, reaffirmed their status as one of the best training partnerships in NSW on Friday and Saturday, winning both the Snake Gully Cup and Hair of the Dog Cup at Gundagai Adelong Race Club.

On Friday, Super Helpful dug deep to win the $100,000 Snake Gully Cup for connections.

Ridden by Quayde Krogh, the Super One gelding began quickly from gate five, and eventually proved too strong to the line for the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Mensa Missile in second and the Gary Colvin-trained Another One in third.

On Saturday, the Canberra trio created Snake Gully Cup carnival history, becoming the first trainer/s to win the feature-race double.

This time it was Molly Bourke getting the job done in the Hair of the Dog Cup, with the apprentice jockey guiding the well-supported Nieces and Nephews to victory in the $34,000 feature, beating home the Ben Blay-trained Northing’s Sacred in second and the Doug Gorrel-trained Would Be King in third.

“It’s great to win a double and it’s the first time it’s happened, which is wonderful,” Joseph said.

“It’s also great that this horse is called Nieces and Nephews, because all the owners are 17 of my nieces and nephews, and they all pay me $20 a week, and some of them miss, but most of them pay and it’s been great to have them involved,” Joseph laughed.

“We want to thank Gundagai; It’s been a great way to end what has been a terrific carnival.”

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racing calendar

Thursday: N/A

Friday: Wagga (G)

Saturday: Young (G), Hay (T)

Sunday: N/A

Monday: Wagga (T)

Tuesday: Temora (G)

- Jeff Hanson