Basham brought a long drought when Scottish Dude saluted at Wagga last week.

It saw his winless run end after almost four years.

It was a night to remember for Basham, who hadn’t trained a winner since Unplaced did exactly the opposite of his name at Leeton on December 8.

He was thrilled to finally get back into the winners list.

“I was very, very happy,” Basham said.

“It was very good.

“I had a few beers that weekend (to celebrate).”

He is also looking to order a photo to send to his daughter and keep as a momento.

The win was also Scottish Dude’s first at start 27.

He’d been placed once before that, at Griffith last month, but Basham was happy with his form coming into the race.

“I got held back and couldn’t really move until about the 400 and got going to come fourth at Griffith and he should have come third or even second,” he said.

“At Griffith again in the final I came third but only got beat by a nose for second so he’s been going good.”

Able to take advantage of a hot tempo, the six-year-old was able to storm down the outside to win.

He thought the pattern suited the son of John Street North.

“They went a little bit crazy in that first lap,” Basham said.

The gelding lines up at Wagga on Friday night, but after drawing to start on the outside of the front row Basham isn’t going in too confident.

“You never know your luck in the big city,” he said.

“I’ll be happy to come a place and if we don’t I’ll still be happy.

“It is over a bit longer too so it might be a little bit different.

“He should be right (with the longer distance), but it is hard to say.”

Basham has also picked up two drives for Whitton trainer Noel Maxwell.

He will drive Ruby Bye Bye and Ray.

Ruby Bye Bye looks the best of his chances after drawing barrier two in what will be her third start since joining Maxwell’s team.