David Evans | Onwards and upwards for Evans

David Evans | Onwards and upwards for Evans. David Evans trained the a thousandth Flat winner of his career on Tuesday and quickly moved past the milestone with a promising winner at Salisbury.

Newcomer and 50-1 shot Verdane raced past Echione shut home in division 2 of the Begbies Traynor cluster Maiden Stakes, and had such a lot enthusiasm he hurdled the road underneath James Doyle.

The larger-than-life Evans, who has saddled several a lot of over hurdles and fences, didn't build a special day of the milestone though he was pleased with the achievement.

Speaking from his stables close to Abergavenny, he said: "I've celebrated enough most days thus we tend to did not do something, and it crept up on me slightly, however it shows how way we tend to've go with the category of horses we get.

"I suppose Verdane could be a very nice type. I did not expect him to win however he'd been showing slightly at home. We've not got as several two-year-olds this year and that i expect we'll get all styles of offers for him, however the owner would solely sell at the proper value."

Ralph Beckett's Riot of color (8-11 favourite) proved she had been unlucky instead of ungenuine to own finished second on all her four previous starts when going an area higher within the Smith & Williamson Maiden Fillies' Stakes.

After she repelled Dulkova by three-quarters of a length, Beckett said: "It had been slightly frustrating, typically after they have finished second that a lot of times you begin to ponder whether it's ever about to happen however it absolutely was sensible to check her do it.

"She'll in all probability run during a seven-furlong fillies' handicap at the Newmarket July meeting currently."

Division one in every of Verdane's maiden looked the stronger event on paper, together with the 8-13 favorite raise Dad, who was a good sixth in last week's Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Richard Hannon's colt was mature enough to urge the duty done, though he was pushed all the approach by the unraced Ashaadd, who finished simply a neck adrift.

Hannon, Hughes and owner Andrew Tinkler were on the mark once more within the Ashbrittle Stud Bibury Cup.

Rye House was making an attempt to uphold family honour, with the 6-5 favourite's half-sister Hi Calypso taking an equivalent race 5 years ago, however he began to tread water in front and was passed shut home by recent Sandown maiden winner Rule Book (13-2).

Experience conjointly proved crucial within the British Stallion Studs E.B.F. Ashbrittle Stud Maiden Fillies' Stakes with George Baker's Jollification (10-1), the sole runner to own seen the racecourse before, obtaining the higher of 13-8 favorite town lady by a head.

The smartest performer on the day looked to be Trade Commissioner (5-2 favourite) for the irresistible combination of John Gosden and William Buick.

The gelded son of Montjeu has not finished out of the frame in four starts and is definitely heading for higher things when creating the Molson Coors Noel Cannon Memorial Trophy Handicap a most one-sided contest.

Dark Ages (100-30 favourite) looked a shrewd purchase for Paul Burgoyne when kicking clear on her debut for the stable within the New Forest Farm Machinery/John Deere Fillies' Handicap.

Jockey Jim Crowley was finishing a double on the cardboard when his earlier success on Riot Of color.