Cecil at the double

Henry Cecil landed a near 9-1 double from his two runners at Redcar to take his score for the season to 25.

The Newmarket trainer’s duo, Winter Bloom and Lady Lily, won on the hands of Richard Hughes

Winter Bloom (7-4) had dead-heated for second on her debut at Folkestone, but she improved on that to open her account in the EBF Macmillan Cancer Support Charity Day Maiden Fillies’ Stakes.

Hughes sent her to the front inside the final furlong and she was pushed out to score by a comfortable length from Coachhouse Lady.

Cecil was represented by his assistant David Lanigan, who said: “She was still a bit green today, first time out at Folkestone she was very green and the undulations caught her out.

“We had expected her to run a lot better and she will have learned a lot.”

Lady Lily (5-2) had three-quarters of a length to spare over Charlie Tipple in the Hawkins Ross Solicitors Supporting Macmillan Handicap.

Lanigan added: “Richard cantered down to the start on the rails and said the ground was a lot better over there.

“She is genuine and does everything you ask of her and she is in the December Sales.”

Inca Soldier (8-1) can be a bit of a handful at home but he has ability and gained his third success of the season in the Michael Poole Estate Agents Supporting Macmillan Handicap.

He began to close on the leaders inside the final quarter mile and sticking to his task well, he collared Never Without Me in the last 20 yards to win by a neck.

Richard Guest, who trains Inca Soldier for Keith Middleton, said: “He will run again at Musselburgh on Tuesday night and he could win again I think.

“The seven furlongs there is his limit but it does not look a great race.

“He has had a break and has only done two bits to work so I think this will have put him right.

“He is a bit of an idiot, so all credit to my head lad Frank Walton, without him we would not be able to train the horse.”

Richard Mullen heaved a sigh of relief as he dismounted from the Willie Muir-trained Distiller after he had come out best in a good finish to the University of Teesside Supporting Macmillan Maiden Handicap.

Distiller (4-1 joint-favourite) hit the front a furlong out and stayed on to beat the other market leader, Chip N Pin, by three-quarters of a length.

Mullen said: “I rode Distiller as a two-year-old, I liked him and I persuaded his owners Denis (Clarke) and Ann (Edgington) to keep him in training so I am relieved and am pleased for them that he has won at last.

“They came up from Newmarket on Friday evening after seeing another of their horses run there,”

Jenny Soba (5-1) made it 20th time lucky as she recorded her first success in the hands of apprentice Michael Stainton in the Redcar Cricket Club Selling Stakes.

Her trainer Richard Whitaker retained her without a bid and said: “The filly has very loyal owners and they get a bit of fun in the end.

“It was only a seller but we quietly fancied her and fancied her a bit more when it rained.”

Fourth placed Fantastic Delight was claimed for £6,000 by Brendan Powell.

Hugh Bowman, who returns to his native Australia on Tuesday was unwell and gave up his ride on Alan Swinbank’s Kirkby’s Treasure.

Paul Mulrennan deputised and struck on the 100-30 favourite in the Journey South/Eton Road Play 25th August Handicap.

However, Mulrennan was found guilty of using his whip with excessive frequency and was suspended for two days (August 24 and 25).