[PHOTO: Western Racepix]

Stablemates Rally The Troops and Galaxy Affair brought up a winning double for Pearce Racing and jockey Tash Faithfull at Geraldton on Thursday.

Rally The Troops, a three-year-old son of Blue Point, kicked off proceedings with an authoritative victory in the Champion Bay Freemasons Lodge No.130 Maiden (1400m) second-up from a spell.

Starting on the second line of betting at $3, the gelding relished the addition of blinkers and rise in distance when surprisingly taking up the running in the 13-horse field before giving his rivals the slip on straightening and careering away to win by almost one-and-a-half lengths.

A Lot Of Class ($5.50) finished second, with race-favourite Mythical Dream ($2.20) a further three-and-three-quarter lengths away in third place.

Rally The Troops was having only his third lifetime start and has always been held in high regard by the stable who feel he has the ability to graduate to city class.

Later in the day consistent galloper Galaxy Affair ($4.60) broke through for his first win of his campaign when taking out the Geraldton Freemasons Lodge No.3 Handicap (1400m).

The Merchant Navy five-year-old was settled outside the leader by Faithfull before shooting to the front once he straightened for home and racing away from race-favourite Snippy Which ($2.90) to score by just under one-and-a-half lengths.

False Statement ($21) finished a further two lengths away in third place.

The victory was Galaxy Affair’s eighth of his career, with his 35 starts also netting six second placings and $193,127 in stake earnings.

Meanwhile, fellow Pearce-trained duo Wineaclocksumwhere and Manhattan Strip almost made it a big day for the stable when finishing second in their respective races.

Hold My Wine, Hezangelic, Manavendra, Exceltrain and Influencing will represent the team at Ascot on Saturday before Sunday’s Northam meeting where Outspoken Lad and Royal Trooper are engaged.

CLICK HERE to view the results and replay of Rally The Troops’ Geraldton win.

CLICK HERE to view the results and replay of Galaxy Affair’s Geraldton win.

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