COUNTRY Championship finalist Bennelong Dancer could have her final hit-out before the $500,000 final over the Albury Carnival.
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Trainer Donna Scott said she was toying with the idea of running Bennelong Dancer in the $50,000 City Handicap, (1175m) on the first day of the carnival.
The other option was to have a freshen-up and head into the final after a trial and without another start.
"The City Handicap is on March 21 and there is also a trial on the same day," Scott said.
"It will all depend on how she is at the time.
"In the meantime she will just poke along at the stables and have a quiet few days and then race or trial.
"I'm still mindful that she races best fresh and if you trial it is not as big as a gut buster as a race - we will let the horse tell us."
Scott is having her second stint as a trainer after renewing her trainers licence almost 12 months ago.
She rates winning the $150,000 Country Championship qualifier with Bennelong Dancer first-up from a spell as easily her greatest training achievement.
"To map out a 12 month plan and then for that to come to fruition - it does make it that bit more special," she said.
"All the hard work that went into it - you really savour those moments."
Scott said about 30 family and friends celebrated the victory which lasted well into Sunday morning.
"The celebrations were very long and didn't finish until 3am Sunday morning," she said.
"It's fair to say there were a few sore heads the next day."
Bennelong Dancer created history on Saturday by becoming the first galloper to make successive Country Championship finals.
Albury trainers have a strong record in the qualifier with Brett Cavanough (Loved Up 2015), (Steakandbearnaise 2016), Andrew Dale (Lautaro 2017) and Graham Hulm (Bennelong Dancer 2018) all on the honour roll.
Bennelong Dancer is rated a $15-chance in the final.
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