Didnt Even Kiss Me ($6.00) produced a powerful performance to record a dominant 6½ length win in the $14,500 Garry Gillespie Constructions Tumut Cup (1400m).

Fresh from a win in the Tumbarumba Cup on February 3, Didnt Even Kiss Me broke the hearts of her rivals with a dominant front-running display.

Sydney apprentice Wendy Peel guided the mare outside the leader, Chasing Charlie, then took over the running at the 800m and raced further and further away from her rivals.

Hometown hope and $2.50 favourite Bondo ran on from back in the field to run second, with Miss Farloo ($16.00) a further one length back in third place.

The win continued a short but amazing ride for Peel, who only registered her first ever race win in the Tumbarumba Cup on Didnt Even Kiss Me. The Tumut Cup was win number two.

Wagga trainer Scott Spackman was proud as punch of his mare.

“I’m over the moon, I might have her back I think,” Spackman said.

“To win any Cup is good, but especially the Tumut Cup that is so rich in history. There has been some good horses win the Tumut Cup over the years.

“It’s actually my first winner at Tumut. It’s a tricky little track to win at.”

Didnt Even Kiss Me won three races in a row in December 2016, then went more than 12 months without a win as she tackled some group races, along with last year’s Country Championships heat.

Spackman thanked owner Ben Lawrence for his patience.

“I blame myself for going to the well too many times,” Spackman said.

“She’s done a good job to be back winning and we’ve done a good job to get her back.

“I’m lucky enough to have an owner that let us go (to Tumbarumba and Tumut).”

Didnt Even Kiss Me will now form a strong hand that Spackman will take into the $150,000 Southern District heat of the Country Championships (1400m) at Wagga on March 4.

Spackman will also have O’So Hazy in the Championships heat, and potentially could also have Chastity Strikes and Tokookacod.

“That’s the problem I’ve got, but it’s a nice problem to have,” he said.

“O’So Hazy was so good on Friday night, I think she’ll get the 1400m now but I always thought she would.

“I’m hoping Chastity Strikes comes out and wins at Wagga on Thursday to get her benchmark high enough to get in. And we might even have a throw at the stumps with Tokookacod yet.”

Meantime, Wagga apprentice Stacey Metcalfe took riding honours at Tumut on Saturday with a winning double.

She scored on Cold Fact ($6.00) for Wayne Carroll and Cheap Tycoon ($4.20) for Tim Linehan.

Megan Taylor and Kerry Weir combined for a win on Emerald Ice ($3.60). It was Taylor’s last day riding as an apprentice, but she will continue to stay in Tumut as stable rider for Weir.