When trainer Robbie Williams spent $51,000 combined on two lots at last year’s APG Perth Yearling Sale, he could’ve only dreamed of having the pair run in the APG 2YO Sales Classic (1730m) a year later.

Yesterday’s win for Chilli Punter was nothing short of a miracle, with the now two-year-old breaking through at her first start in a race.

With a serious tendon injury threatening to end her career at just three-years-old, Half Kidding made her return to racing earlier this month and at just her fourth start back this preparation, the double WestBred four-year-old broke through for her maiden win at Narrogin on Saturday night.

Jemma Hayman has had a successful start to her training career in more recent times, but on Tuesday she landed her first double at Gloucester Park when Gypsy Dragon and Duty Bound NZ took top spot in their respective races.