Natalie Emery has been in a purple patch of form lately with her haul of three winners last weekend taking her to seventh place on the harness racing Tasmanian driving premiership table.
The treble took her season's tally to 26 and while she won't win the overall driver's title she has made a good thing of taking out her fifth female driver's title.
With only five meetings remaining, Emery is 16 wins clear of her nearest rival Samantha Freeman.
Last Friday night she notched two winners in Hobart in Washies Chance and Capture Me that are both prepared by reigning premier trainer Ben Yole.
Washies Chance has been a good horse to Emery because she has been aboard in all of his nine wins since being imported from Victoria in December last year.
Capture Me was given a gun run and emerged triumphant at the good price of $11.50 but a far cry from the huge odds offered at her first win when bookies bet as much as $121.
But Emery saved her best performance for last with a great drive aboard Only A Myth for trainer Gary Freeman in Launceston last Sunday night.
Only A Myth showed good speed from gate five to eventually find the front but when first starter in the state, Shadow Control, pressured for the lead Emery handed up to enjoy a cozy run on the leader's back.
Emery waited as long as she could before easing off the fence in the home straight and when she moved three-wide to challenge, the horse quickly gathered in the leader and went on to record an emphatic win.
Peter Staples