It's a double cup success for jockey Dan Ballard who won the Mount Isa Spring Cup on Deadly Choices a couple of weeks ago.

Eschiele was too good for the field in the final race of the day at the Cloncurry TAB meeting on Friday winning by three lengths from Heroism and Charlie Cat.

It was a big seven race card at Schumacher Park which started with the Joe and Pauline Bakhash Memorial QTIS Maiden Plate over the 1000m distance.

Tzar Bomba won it for jockey Todd Austin and trainer Brooke Richardson a length clear of Lingy and She's Winnie Blue.

The $13 shot Nitro won Race 2 the John Bulley & Judy Keyes Memorial Benchmark 50 Handicap over 1400m by a head from Miss Sizz and Bacchur.

Jason Babarovich boarded his own horse Echelon Rose and won Race 3 TopX Cloncurry Benchmark 50 Handicap over 1400m by the narrowest of margins from Captain's Pick with King Landon back in third.

Race 4 was the Central Hotel Cloncurry Benchmark 60 Handicap over 1200m and Zendaye did the trick for trainer Henry Forster and jockey Tim Brummell winning by two lengths from Lord Windermere and Bold Sam.

It was an early Christmas present for the Ballards in Race 5 Daniels Pastoral Holdings Benchmark 55 Handicap over 1000m with Dan Ballard aboard the Denise Ballard-trained Christmas Creek squeezing home by a short head from Alotafox with Craiglea Altona back in third.

Race 6 was another big money qualifier the Curley Cattle Transport Country Stampede Qualifier Open Quality Handicap over 1000m.

And the Henry Forster - Tim Brummell combination got their second win of the day with Zukaz who won by half a length from Wicked Express and Tango Rain.

Zukaz will now get a start in the Country Stampede final at George Moore Stakes day which will be held at Doomben on December 5.

Eschiele will race in the Country Cup final at the same meet.

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