Kyneton trainer George Osborne claimed the City Handicap (1175m) at Albury with Mount Horeb hanging tough to claim the $75,000 feature on Thursday.
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Blaike McDougall piloted the five-year-old gelding to its sixth victory in seven starts at the Border track, holding out Dan McCarthy's Yeldarb and home trainer Mitch Beer's Sky Call.
Osborne had a setback on the way to the track in the morning, blowing a tyre on the Hume Highway, but safely arrived to capture victory.
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"He's had 12 months off, he's had some knee surgery and we decided to target this race 12 months ago to be quite honest," Osborne said.
"It's been a great trip, but we had a few hiccups on the way.
Osborne admitted there's plenty of improvement in the horse.
"It's his second run back from 12 months. We gave him three jump-outs but you don't get as much benefit out of those. He was probably underdone, so it's great to have him back."