The filly presented jockey Luke Currie with an early double, following his win aboard the Anthony Freedman-trained Meuse in the previous race and left his trainer convinced he has a city-class galloper in his midst.

Lassiter ($5.50), a purchase for McEvoy at the Gold Coast sales, was one of the big drifters in betting after being the favourite in early markets, but had too much sting and class for the heavily supported Tofane ($2.05), who battled on for second.

"We thought she could win - she's a nice filly and she trialled up well at home," said McEvoy, who made the trip across to Bendigo.

"We looked at the programs in Adelaide and there was just nothing suitable. An 1100m fillies race here on this beautiful track, I thought we'd bring her over,

"I got tipped four horses that were going to win this race, so that made us a little bit cool about our chances, but she's a quality filly and stood up there well today.

"She showed me a lot of talent as a two-year-old, but had all sort of (problems). She had colds, she got kicked, and pulled muscles - it was very frustrating.

"We've been patient and taken our time and he's about to repay us. She went like a city class filly to me today."

McEvoy's high opinion of Lassiter was certainly shared by her jockey, who said the filly was 'never going to get beat'.

"She's definitely city class .... I think she's stakes class after that," Currie said.

"Time will tell, but she did everything right. They fancied a few, so it was probably a fairly good form race.

"She still did a bit wrong, but she will improve off that."

McEvoy made it a double when the equally impressive Scramjat blitzed a class 1 field over 1600m to give Currie his third win on the program and the horse a second victory from as many career starts..

It followed the three-year-old's accomplished win on debut at Gawler late last month.

Meanwhile, Geelong trainer Heath Conners replicated his fairytale farewell from metropolitan racing with the win of Villa Sarchi at Flemington last Saturday, by doing the same with his final runner on the provincial circuit, Neurotic.

The 45-year-old was a shocked as anyone by his mare's performance, which delivered him an emotional send-off after 17 years in the training ranks.

"I have been coming to Bendigo for 20 years since moving here (to Victoria) with dad's horses," said Conners, who intends to spend more time with his family.

"What touched me more than anything is that when I arrived here I went to the scales area and there is a lady here who works in the front and she came and gave me a gift.

"That probably tops a winner."

Best of the Bendigo trainers were Danny Curran, who scored a second in the day's opening event with Davelliom, and Robert Donat, whose promising three-year-old Tatunka finished second behind Scramjet.