Fancy Gem used the fastest way home to bounce back to winning ways.
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Securing a rail's run from the one box, Fancy Gem scored her first win in six months to take out the Ganmain Bakery Stakes (400m) at Wagga on Sunday.
Fancy Gem only began fairly, but finished off strongly to step up in distance for Oura trainer Shannon Ellis.
Ellis was pleased to have the bitch back to winning ways.
"It was a step up in distance after a little while as she came on season and then did a muscle injury," Ellis said.
"I've been working her back nicely over the 300 but she went good."
After taking 12 starts to break her maiden, Fancy Gem won three races in short succession before going into season.
Ellis admitted it has taken a long time to get back to her best.
"Once she come on season she had some time off and it takes a while to come back" he said.
"It's a female thing I suppose."
In her first start over the 400 metres at Wagga, Ellis was thrilled with how she finished off as she held off a fast-finishing Kelan Bale to win by a half head.
"She hadn't drew in there for a while and since coming back from being in season she had three or four 300s to strengthen her up," he said.
"I thought she would have been short of a run but she actually run it out and fought on well at the end."
Beaten by Turtle Cove in her last two starts, it proved to be good form as the Temora bitch continued her winning ways later on the card.
Making it a hat-trick of wins for Cherryl Bradley, Turtle Cove ($2.25) proved to strong for Runaway Tommy ($2.10 fav) by half a length.
Meanwhile Tranquil Gypsy bounced back to winning ways.
Losing for the first time in six starts last week in her first start for Kevin Oakman, Tranquil Gypsy added to her strong record in the Ladbrokes Monthly Medal Stakes (320m).
After an average beginning, Tranquil Gypsy pushed her way to the front before doing on to down Athletic Lee by just over a length.
She has now won nine of her 17 career starts with a further five placings.
Ten individual trainers tasted success across the 10 races.
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