Sir Maximilian made it three wins from four visits to Ireland in 2014 when getting up close home to defeat Abstraction by a head in the listed Mercury Stakes, last night’s feature in Dundalk.

Steve Donohoe’s 800-mile trek around the UK was well rewarded when Ensnare gave him his third winner in 36 hours in the totesuper7 Handicap at Ayr.

Steve Donohoe is set for a working trip to America after clinching the apprentice riders’ championship with a win at Musselburgh.

Wetherby-based Robin Bastiman enjoyed his biggest success as a trainer when Borderlescott ploughed through the soft ground to take the £30,000 Coral Sprint Trophy at York.