The Bjorn Baker-trained Bonny O'Reilly saluted to the punters' delight in the Your Local Greengrocer Handicap (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday.
Backed from a midweek high of $5.50, Bonny O'Reilly bullocked her way to victory as the $2.90 favourite.
Chris Waller's In Times Of War ($3.40) had all the momentum at the business end of the race but Bonny O'Reilly's tenacity saw her peg back a half-length deficit to score by a long neck. In Times Of War and the Angela Davies-trained Machinegun Jubs ($16) dead-heated for second.
"I always felt I was going to be right in the finish, she travelled really strongly, I just needed an ounce of luck to get out and once she got balanced up, she showed a great will to win," jockey Tim Clark said.
"I think she's got black type written all over her."
The result completed a winning treble for Clark, who is three-quarters of the way through a career best season with 51 winners, placing him behind only Brenton Avdulla (65-1/2) and Kerrin McEvoy (53) on the Sydney jockeys' premiership.
"I'm just happy with the way things are going. I think a top five finish would be a realistic goal, anything more than that would be a bonus," Clark said.
Clark's earlier wins came aboard Top Of My List in the meeting's feature event – the Listed Lord Mayor's Cup (2000m), and on Cannyescent in the Foodbank Handicap (1350m).
The Baker stable is likely to shift its focus to the Brisbane winter carnival with Bonny O'Reilly, now a five-time winner from seven career starts.
