On Monday afternoon as Towac Park staged a seven-race meeting, Mirfin watched on as his mare Worldly Pleasure ($3.70) picked up her second win from as many starts at the track.

The Commands x Smoothie four-year-old saluted at Orange on November 9, making an impressive return to racing after a 14-week spell.

Since then Worldly Pleasure had placed third at Dubbo and faded at Mudgee on a firm surface to finish off the pace, but Monday’s return to Orange bought with it a better result.

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With Eleanor Webster-Hawes in the saddle, Worldly Pleasure won the Kitchens and Cabinets Country Class 2 Plate (1,000 metres).

Mirfin admitted he’d hoped for a wet track, but was stoked to see his mare salute as she dropped back from 1400m despite Towac Park being rated a Good 3.

“That was pretty good, she didn’t get the wet track but she won anyway, so that’s great,” Mirfin said.

“We took her over to Mudgee [on December 7] and the track was really firm, I didn’t think she stretched out as good as she should have and I think she wants a bit of give in the track.

“Even though [Towac Park] wasn’t heavy or anything, there was a bit of give in it.”

In the opening stages of Monday’s race, the field of six lined up along the track with Bay Of Modena leading ahead of $2.50 favourite Ninky Nonk.

From there the runners spread more, but Webster-Hawes guided Worldly Pleasure three wide to be in third as they hit the home straight.

While it meant the mare had extra ground to cover, she worked her way to the lead and won the second race of her seven-start career. Bay Of Modena ($5.50) placed second with Bedtime Stories ($7) third.

Fellow Bathurst trainer Peter Stanley also had a good day as his runner Narrow Neck Nelson very nearly sprung an upset in the Class 3 Handicap (1,600m).

With his daughter Ashleigh in the saddle, Narrow Neck Nelson ($14) had a tough trip as he was stuck three wide for almost the entire race.

However, the four-year-old Bon Hoffa x Nellie’s Glen gelding found the line well and it was only Scott Singleton’s $2.15 favourite Staggering – who found an inside run – who beat him home.

It continued a solid run of results for Narrow Neck Nelson, who has notched up a win, a second, two thirds and a fourth since October.

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Orange’s Alison Smith was another pleased trainer as her up-and-coming filly Supreme Gem broke through to score her first victory in the Maiden Handicap (1,280m).

The three-year-old had enjoyed a promising start to her career, not finishing further back than fourth in her first three runs, and she continued that progress with Monday’s gutsy win.

The victory was a touch sweeter considering Smith also trained the filly’s mother Sapphire Princess.

“It is exciting,” Smith said. “Her mother went alright and she’s got her mother’s heart this one.”