Vaughan’s first training success tinged with sadness

THERE was an emotional first training success for Ed Vaughan at Bath yesterday when the former assistant to the late Alec Stewart landed the Miss Hucklebridge Handicap with all-the-way winner Raysoot.

Kieren Fallon’s mount (9-2) was a fifth runner for Vaughan since he took over responsibility for Stewart’s string on the Newmarket trainer’s untimely death at the early age of 49 last week.

Vaughan’s immediate thoughts were for his former boss’s family, and he said: “Obviously I’m both delighted and relieved to have opened my account, but my thoughts are with the guv’nor, who is sadly missed.