Looking to step up for her second placing on Friday, on Australian debut after arriving from New Zealand, the mare justified her skinny $1.18 quote with an all-the-way win in the Steel Supplies Pace (1740m).

The four-year-old had to work hard in the hot conditions to secure her first career win, after Matthew Harris' second favourite Beyond Bling ($5.50) stuck on gamely down the straight.

Kennedy won five races at Leeton's New Year's Day meeting, while Painting and Kennedy also enjoyed success with Just Rocknroll at Cobram on Sunday night.

Painting was confident Sporting Robyn could take the next step on the quick turnaround from Friday, with how she'd recover in the Australian heat the big factor.

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"That was the only concern, if she backed up. She didn't have a trial before that first run and had a bit of a blo, but she seems to have pulled up a lot better today," he said.

"This muggy heat knocked her around the first run, and the mozzies attacked her a bit with the rain we've had."

Wagga driver Brett Hogan's The Lurker ($6) lived up to his name by unleashing a nice turn of foot down the straight to easily reel in Alanah Pitt's favourite Soho Beijing ($2.15) in the Harness Trading Ring Australia Pace (1740m).

The five-year-old was stuck on the pegs for most of the trip and was forced to head wide for a run, but still registered a 2.2-length victory.

Soho Beijing followed leader Conrad Kenzie for most of the trip, but by the time Pitt found a run The Lurker had built up too much momentum.

"Dan (trainer Dan Carroll) always says if you keep him on the bridle he'll keep running," Hogan said.

"We were looking for a run at the 400 and ideally I didn't want to go wide, but it was the only spot we could go with the congestion."

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