Smart Cimyla completes double for Baker
He took the feature £18,000 Text “Betdirect” To 88600 Handicap with a smooth success on the Chris Wall-trained Cimyla.
The 9-4 favourite was saddled with joint top-weight after winning well on his all-weather debut earlier in the month.
The gelding repeated the trick by beating 50-1 shot Activo by a length and a quarter, with Wild Savannah a neck back in third.
Baker said: “Once Cimyla hit his stride it was all over. I knew I was going to win three furlongs out.”
Wall added: “We know now that he stays that trip and now the Winter Derby must come into our plans.
Baker had set up the brace on Vlasta Weiner when the five-year-old followed up Saturday’s win with victory in the first division of the First Past The Post At Betdirect Handicap.
Milton Bradley’s charge was in command heading inside the final furlong and kept on well to score by half a length from Kallista’s Pride.
The Chepstow handler said of the 7-2 favourite: “He just seems to get better and better and bringing him back to this trip didn’t pose any problems.”
Baker’s double put him on 64 for the year.
Shade Cozy, sent off the 5-1 joint-favourite and brought with a beautifully-timed run by Jimmy Fortune, took division two for trainer Andrew Balding.
The grey colt flew once he got his head in front and had two and a half lengths to spare over runner-up Mirasol Princess with a head back to California Laws.
Matuza sparkled with promise when winning the six-furlong Play Instant Win Games At betdirect.co.uk Novice Stakes and earned top praise from his jockey. A half-brother to Resplendent Glory, the 12-1 shot had no trouble in finishing like a train to beat Perfect Treasure by half a length.
Steve Drowne said on dismounting: “He could be anything. I didn’t even have to go for him, he just cruised there. He is something else.”
John Egan moved on to 94 for the year when he steered 5-2 favourite Fregate Island to victory in the Betdirect Freephone 0800 211 222 Nursery.
