“It was a great ride from Justin and the plan we had devised with him before the race was followed to the letter.
“I don’t want to rush into a decision to retire him now so I’ll just give him a week in the paddock before thinking more about it.
“It could be that he goes back up north for the Cairns Amateurs and if he does that’ll definitely be his last run.”
The 63-year-old McConachy has a small team of six horses in work and his Cairns Newmarket win added to his list of North Queensland trophies.
“I ran second with Friendly Dragon in the Cairns Newmarket a few years ago but that is my first win,” McConachy said.
“I’ve won a Townsville Guineas with City Mission and the Townsville and Cairns Cups with Chivadahlii.”