Success for Gosden at Brighton
John Gosden bolstered an impressive strike-rate at Brighton when Green Beret landed the feature race at the first meeting of the season.
Running in the famous colours of Princess Haya of Jordan, the son of Fayruz looked in a different league to his rivals in the freebets.co.uk European Cup Free Bets Handicap.
Jimmy Fortune sat motionless on the even-money favourite, scooting clear at the one-furlong marker to score by three lengths from Flamsteed.
Chris Catlin got a fine tune from out of the front-running Moonshine Creek in the freebets.co.uk Irish Grand National Free Bets Handicap.
Star Choice and Good Effect pressed late in the day, but Peter Hiatt's 9-2 shot had enough in reserve to repel the challengers.
"He doesn't really like the track, but we got away with it," said Banbury-based Hiatt.
"There aren't many better than Chris (Catlin) and he's timed it perfectly.
"He's managed to get a lead down into the dip and he was always going to stay up in the hill.
"He's in again at Warwick on Monday. The breeder still more on less owns him, and he lives at Stratford, so I'd imagine he'd want him to run."
Catlin later doubled up when Magical Speedfit (9-2) showed the way home in the concluding freebets.co.uk Rugby League Free Bets Handicap.
Marcus Tregoning opened his account for 2009 when Alsahil impressively got off the mark in the freebets.co.uk NBA Play Off Free Bets Maiden Stakes.
The Kingwood House handler, set to unleash Classic candidates such as Taameer and Finjaan in the coming weeks, neatly advertised the well-being of his yard when the 7-4 shot registered a commanding pillar-to-post victory.
Western Roots (15-8 favourite), ridden by David Probert and trained by Andrew Balding, was another to register an all-the-way win in the freebets.co.uk Master Golf Free Bets Claiming Stakes.
Richard Hannon's King Supreme comfortably landed the freebets.co.uk FA Cup Semi Finals Free Bets Handicap.
Settled on the heels of early leader Dove Cottage, Richard Hughes eased the 7-4 favourite into the lead two out and stretched three and a half lengths clear of Riqaab.
