A homebred and a horse who has only recently found his way to Ciaron Maher's stable provided the trainer with a satisfying feature double at Flemington on Saturday.

Akavoroun stormed home to capture the Listed Winter Championship Final (1600m) a couple of hours after stable recruit Marksmanship held on to win the Banjo Paterson Series Final.

Both horses were ridden by Michelle Payne and Maher will keep raising the bar for the two gallopers in the spring.

Akavoroun ($6) had five wins and a second from his six starts heading into the 1600m off-season feature and confirmed his standing as a galloper on the rise as he chased down frontrunner The Cleaner ($9) inside the final 50m to score by three-quarters of a length with Gig ($18) a length away third.

"It's a huge thrill," Maher said after Akavoroun's victory.

"I've always had a lot of time and faith in the horse.

"His past two runs have probably been his best. He's travelled well and just started to really develop as a racehorse."

Maher and his father bred Akavoroun, a son of Lacryma Cristi, using the same cross that produced the trainer's maiden Group One winner Tears I Cry.

Akavoroun won twice as a late three-year-old and then spent 11 months off the scene due to "a few little issues" before starting to pick up where he left off this campaign.

His Winter Championship Final win has set the gelding up for a shot at spring carnival races.

"The spring is just about on the doorstep," Maher said.

"He will just have a freshen up and we'll map out a plan from here."

Payne settled worse than midfield on Akavoroun as The Cleaner took up his usual position in front.

The jockey was concerned they may not have gone as hard in front as she expected but praised Akavoroun for chasing The Cleaner down.

"I straightened up and had a lot of horse underneath me but thought `he has to be pretty good to be able to win today', and he was," Payne said.

Marksmanship, a former Lloyd Williams-owned galloper, was bought at a recent horse sale and has already recouped his purchase price after landing his third win in as many starts for Maher when he held on by a nose in the Banjo Paterson Final (2600m).

The Bendigo Cup could be a spring option for Marksmanship.