Stable favourite Double Six breaks maiden at Narrandera for Norm Loy

The four-year-old drew barrier 10 and sat three wide for most the race, before jockey Michael Travers took his opportunity and got the gelding into a good position.

Once he had a gap, Double Six, in his sixth start, stormed to the front on the home straight and never looked back.

"He's one of the stable favourites. He's such a quiet, docile horse, so it was really pleasing to get the win with him," Loy said.

"He's drawn the outside or second from the outside barrier almost every start. He just cannot draw a barrier.

"We were going forward and we were going back, so I said to Mick (Travers), 'there's no point going back, let's just go forward'."

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Loy explained it's been quite a process to find the right race for Double Six.

After meeting star Corowa sprinter Front Page in his first start at Albury on February 22, Double Six's next three runs after a spell yielded two sevenths and a 10th.

However, a four-week freshen up before a last start fifth at Corowa from gate nine gave Loy confidence heading to Narrandera.

"We'll give him one more run at Albury over the 1400m on October 10 and then I think he'll have a bit of a break and see if he can mature a bit," Loy added.

Fellow Albury trainer John Whitelaw also had a winner at Narrandera with Rosie's Ready taking out a benchmark 50 handicap (1200m).