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Gottaluva Sunday made light work of taking out the Vale Margaret Ford Pace.

From the pole trainer and reinsman Mitch Faulkner was waiting for some pressure to be placed on the four year old mare but she was left alone out in front producing quarters of 31.8s, second quarter 30.3s, third quarter 30.1s and fourth quarter 29.6s.

CYCLONE KATE WINS $25,000 Prydes EasiFeed Golden Guitar Final at Tamworth by Julie Maughan

Torrential rain was the back drop for the win of Cyclone Kate in the $25,000 Prydes Easifeed Golden Guitar Final at Tamworth last Friday night.

"I like her even more now" said McCarthy of Cyclone Kate. "They told me she had a bit of ability"

It was the first time that John McCarthy had made the trip to compete in the racing carnival at Tamworth and all indications are he will be back.

MUARNO AND UNCLE PETER HAVE IMPORTANT VICTORIES AT TAMWORTH by JULIE MAUGHAN

Queenslander Narissa McMullen paid her first visit to the Tamworth Golden Guitar Carnival and vowed she will be back – especially after the win of Murano won the $12,000 Garrards Horse and Hound Tamworth City Cup.

2016 Golden Guitar Heats by Julie Maughan

Seven heats of the $25,000 Prydes Easifeed Golden Guitar were conducted last Sunday and the Final has shaped up as one of the best to be witnessed since the inception of the series back in 1984.

MITRHYS MAGIC WIN COMPILED BY JULIE MAUGHAN

It’s Christmas and what do you want – presents of course and Mitrhys Magic certainly delivered that for owners John and Noelene Varga at the Tamworth HRC meeting last Thursday – Christmas Eve.

Mitrhys Magic or "Barry" as he is known around the stables brought the crowd to their feet when the IfIhadyourluck-Scoot On La Belle gelding won the TAB Rewards Xmas Gift Box Pace (1980m).

MARK CALLAGHAN DOUBLE AT TAMWORTH BY JULIE MAUGHAN

The BMR Quarries Dash for Cash Final will be staged at this afternoons Tamworth HRC meeting to be raced over the 1230 metre distance.

Strawberry Courage – trained by Mark Callaghan - will most likely commence as race favourite – especially after winning the Prelude last week.

"He (Strawberry Courage) was probably the class horse of the race last week. He drew wide but he went really good and he had a little bit left at the finish" said Callaghan who has his training establishment at Morisett.

MITCH CHAPPLE WIN AT TAMWORTH AFTER TURNING 18 COMPILED BY JULIE MAUGHAN

Maitland’s Mitch Chapple may have heard "Happy Birthday" at his recent 18th birthday celebrations but it was most certainly "hip hip hooray" after he drove a winner at last Thursday’s Tamworth harness meeting.

"It was good to get a win" said Chapple.

Chapple accepted a drive behind Little Gozzo with the 9 year old Chill Factor-Armerina mare trained by Col Hobday at Inverell.