Tim Pitt sent out his first winner since moving to Malton following his split with owner Willie Mackay last summer when Basalt ran away with the Book Tickets Online At southwell-racecourse.co.uk Maiden Stakes.

Falling foul of the stewards is usually met with huge disappointment by offending jockeys – yet Paul Mulrennan, Dale Gibson and Hayley Turner are unlikely to be too upset following their respective brushes with authority at Southwell.

Some tight finishes warmed the hands and exercised the vocal chords of the Southwell punters on a particularly crisp and clear afternoon at the all-weather venue.

John Balding paid tribute to the skills of his daughter Claire and her husband Jason Edmunds after Soba Jones notched a 10th career success at Southwell.

Celtic Heroine can give Michael Jarvis another big-race win at Ascot tomorrow when she lines up for the Weatherbys European Breeders Fund Valiant Stakes.