After a nervous wait on the emergency list, Everywhere Mann produced its second victory for Wangaratta trainer Libby Haworth at Mornington on Monday.
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Everywhere Mann was second emergency in the extra head handicap (1200m) but was fortunate to get a start and didn't disappoint on the wet track.
It was the five-year-old's first victory since breaking its maiden at Seymour in March of last year.
"I was praying he'd get a run," Haworth said.
"He ran third in a maiden at Sandown (in January last year) and after he won at Seymour (on March 9), I think I gave him one more run after that.
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"Somewhere along the line we got in our heads that he didn't like wet tracks. He hadn't handled a wet track in a trial, so I tipped him out for the winter last year.
"When I brought him back, I could not get him to fire and I think he just didn't like the really firm tracks he was running on.
"I kept him ticking over for six weeks until we got that wet track at Benalla (April 8) and he nearly should have won. He just got back and couldn't get a run through them.
"It's so difficult getting runs with them at the moment when they're lowly rated and to try to find a wet track as well, but I knew I'd get one down the Peninsula way because that's where I came from."
Haworth was also delighted with the ride of Teo Nugent, who took over from regular jockey Jason Baldock for the race.
"He is an apprentice that doesn't claim any more and a lovely young bloke that rides really well," she added.