Richard Quinn, who got the news last week that he is to become stable jockey to Henry Cecil at Warren Place next season, received another boost at Windsor last night when he rode his 1,500th winner in Britain. Quinn, who has ridden 94 winners so far this year, notched his success in the tightest of photo-finishes, galvansing 11 to 8 favourite Yazmin to put her head in front right on the line in the Shanklin EBF Fillies' Maiden.
Tim Easterby, who enjoyed a bumper season with his two-year-olds in 1998, looks to have another smart juvenile in Jemima to follow on from the likes of Pipalong and Flanders, judged on her impressive display at Ripon yesterday. The neatly-made daughter of top sprinter Owington took the EBF Vyner Novice Stakes in the style of a very useful filly.
Always travelling well for Lindsay Charnock, Jemima cruised into the lead over a furlong out and drew readily clear to score by two and a half lengths from Secret Conquest.
The Sir Michael Stoute-trained favourite, Water Echo, ridden by Kieren Fallon, could manage only third another length and a quarter further away.
Jemima will now have her sights raised.
"We are aiming for that Doncaster race (£200,000 St Leger Yearling Stakes) and she's also in the Lowther at York," revealed the Habton trainer.
David Nicholls saddled his ninth winner in just over two weeks and 55th for the campaign when Atlantic Destiny held on by half a length from Almasi to take the day's Showcase handicap, the Tote Ripon Centenary Year Rated Stakes.
After showing promise as a two-year-old Canta Ke Brave had become disappointing in his second season but a powerful ride from Darryll Holland got the colt back in the winner's circle after the Tommy Shedden Challenge Trophy.
Holland had Sean Woods' charge in the front from the start and it took all the jockey's strength to defy one challenge after another before staying on to hold Dispol Rock by one and three-quarter lengths.
I Can't Remember won his second race for Roy Bowring - he won at Pontefract in June - since being bought out of Martin Pipe's yard after landing a Nottingham seller in May when leading well inside the final furlong of the BBC Radio York Handicap.
"We got him for just £3,000 so I thought he must be a cripple but he's done well," said Bowring.
Kalar, who finished a decent sixth of 15 from a poor draw at Thirsk on Saturday, confirmed his well-being with an all-the-way-success in the Mazawattee Selling Handicap.
There was no bid for David Chapman's 10-year-old, who was recording his 14th victory, at the subsequent auction.
