Willy Twiston-Davies | Bell rings true for Twiston-Davies

Willy Twiston-Davies | Bell rings true for Twiston-Davies. Willy Twiston-Davies enjoyed the largest victory of his burgeoning Flat racing career within the Lloyd Motor cluster Carlisle Bell.

The teenage son of trainer Nigel has jump racing in his blood, winning last year's Fox Hunters' Chase at Aintree, however is spending his summer making an attempt the opposite code and is predicated with Richard Hannon.

Twiston-Davies' 7lb claim was employed by Alan McCabe to partner prime weight Levitate (18-1) during this ancient handicap and got the recent Doncaster winner up within the final strides to pass Toto Skyllachy by a brief head.

"I thought i would just got up. He travelled well on behalf of me and picked up after I asked him to," said Twiston-Davies.

"When the gap detached he was robust enough to travel through it.

"It's going very well, if my weight keeps smart i am going to stay on the Flat. We'll see how i'm in August or September.

"I eat 3 meals on a daily basis and i am obtaining the rides, that is the main factor. I came here nowadays for one ride and it paid off."

The jumping theme continued within the totepool.com Cumberland Plate, that visited former National Hunt jockey Graham Lee and Lexi's Boy.

Another good Flat prize for Donald McCain, the 9-4 favorite had won his last 3 races over hurdles and was invariably in front, eventually passing the post a length and three-quarters clear.

Lee said: "I spoke to Donald this morning, he was as hopeful as he can be, and also the horse has delivered. Everything is within the right place with this horse."

Jockey Tom Eaves might take several of the plaudits for Michael Dod's middle-distance handicapper woman Chaparral (5-1) successfully dropping back to a mile within the Lloyd Ltd Carlisle Bell Consolation Race.

"Me and Paul (Mulrennan) have each ridden her masses - she's not been the best at home however she stayed very well and it suited," he told Racing UK.

"She may be somewhat bit free-going and that we thought with the bottom because it is, a mile would suit, and she's simply outstayed them."