Double for Lyall at Ratcheugh races

Mr Pepperpot (right) on his way to beating Alone No More it what emerged a two-horse race for the Owner-Trainer Conditions race at Ratcheugh.

And for Lyall Hodgins there was a double reason to celebrate when he won the Novice Riders Conditions and the Open Maiden race.

Hodgins saddled Mahler Lad in the opening Conditions race, beating Worcester Pearmain into second place, with Arizona Bound in third, and he followed it up by partnering Onestepatatime in the Maiden, with Into Overdrive second and Luca Brasi’s Boy in third.

Son of Suzie, owned by Morpeth-based S Waugh, and trained and ridden by Amie Waugh, provided a local winner in the Ladies Open, but here there was delay to proceedings after Fortunes Hiding, under Miss A McClung took a heavy fall at the last.

Thankfully, following treatment, both horse and jockey were able to walk away uninjured.

The owner-trainer conditions race also only produced two finishers, and it was Mr Pepperpot, with John Dawson in the saddle, who took the win ahead of Alone No More under W Ramsay. The only other runner was Rio Des Echanault, a winner last time out at the track, who also tumbled.

The Men’s Open saw Tyme For Gold romp home for trainer Ray Owen and jockey F Timmis. Second was De Bee Keeper with R Wilson holding the reins.

Final race in the card was a flat race for four and five year-olds, and here it was Indigo Breeze, who as his name implied, breezed home under Jack Andrews with Symplistic and Miss E Todd in second place.