TRAINER Noel Meade sent out his 3,000th career winner as Mickey Cohen got up close home under Sam Ewing to land the three-mile handicap hurdle closing the card.

Sent off 15/2, the Noel Meade Racing Ltd-owned gelding stayed on best from the final flight to beat Smackwater Jack by a nose in a blanket finish, with less than a length covering the first four home.