Tim Easterby's Mariachi Man could be set for a step up in class after coming home in splendid isolation in Division One of the Mike Burton Memorial Maiden Auction Stakes at Ripon today.

Excusez Moi ended a long losing run when finally coming good for Australian ace Kerrin McEvoy in the £60,000 (€88,000) William Hill Great St Wilfrid Stakes at Ripon.

Richard Fahey’s trip to America paid off handsomely with Smart Instinct making it two wins from two starts in the Ripon Horn Blower Conditions Stakes at Ripon.

There was an exciting finish to the opening race at Ripon today with Campbeltown just getting the nod over Figjam.

Cumbrian Venture secured the first leg of a possible sprint double with a gutsy victory at Ripon.