Fallon odds-on for record winning streak

Champion jockey Kieren Fallon looks odds-on to reach the 200-wins mark yet again this season. He now has 153 wins after successes at Haydock and Wolverhampton.

But he admitted to being disappointed that his well-chronicled injury at Royal Ascot in 2000 forced him out of several record-breaking opportunities.

“I had a couple of targets before my fall – consecutive championships and to break the 200 for the fourth time in a row – only Gordon Richards and Fred Archer had done that. The fall shattered a lot of my chances for records,” he revealed.

He continued in superb form on Thursday just 24-hours after landing his first six-timer with three victories each at Pontefract and Yarmouth.

Fallon had to work hard to get 8-11 chance Seeking Answers home in the Haydock Park Annual Badgeholders Club Maiden Auction but he enjoyed a much easier ride on Perfect Distance in the seller at Wolverhampton.

However, Fallon admitted he enjoyed a battling finish as he looked back on the previous day.

His favourite memory of the trio at Pontefract was the victory of High Action, who just got up by a head to deny the veteran Montecristo.

“I like a tough finish and Robert Winston is very hard to beat in a finish,” he said.

“It was ding-dong to the line and he had me for one stride, then I got back - I liked that.”

Fallon admitted he fancied himself to do well on the day.

"I got good rides and the horses are in form,” he added.

“I knew I had a good book of rides. I was hoping the two two-year-olds (Fort Dignity and Auditorium) would win because they are your foundation aren’t they? They look to be two two-year-olds that have futures.

“The rest filled in around. And the last winner I rode, Candelabra at Yarmouth, hadn’t had the best of runs at Newbury and you always like to make amends for your mistakes.”