Just ask Greg Birtles, part-owner of 2016 Bective Somerton Cup (Bm60) winner, Blu Boy Jag.

"I think I was carrying on a bit silly there," Birtles confessed, still charged by the adrenaline of his Gunnedah win.

"But no matter what, you can’t take this feeling away.

"There’s nothing better than being at the racetrack and hitting the front with your horse."

The five-year-old gelding trained by Gunnedah's Gavin Groth settled four off the pace early in the 2050m distance race at Riverside on Thursday.

Apprentice jockey Jake Pracey-Holmes, who won his previous start aboard Runkle, peeled away on the final turn and found open ground. 

It was as good an invitation as any for Jake, who powered home to ease in a two-length victory from Sandy Waters (second) and Moment To Test (third). 

It was Blu Boy Jag's second win from as many starts after taking out the Irritek Country Plate (1600m) in Moree last month. 

Unproven over the 2000m distance, he paid handsome $9.30 dividends in Gunnedah. But the longer distance was never a worry to Birtles.

"We were always confident he would get to the 2000, but the way he got there was brilliant," he said.

"It's onward and upwards from here."

Also tasting success was the Leon Davies-trained Maybegrey which snatched a win in the tab.com.au Keith Swan Memorial, Benchmark 64 event over 1200m.

The mare is eyeing off a start in the $100,000 Hunter and North West Region Country Championships Qualifier in Scone on February 21.