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HOWMAN put his experience to good use when making virtually every yard of the running to break his maiden at the third attempt in the nine-furlong novice at Lingfield on Tuesday evening.

A POWER-PACKED David Egan and a very willing Kaanoon combined to tremendous effect at Wolverhampton on Thursday as Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum’s colt broke his maiden at the second attempt in a thrilling finish to the extended one mile novice.

JACK MITCHELL continued his fine run of form when making it five wins from his last six rides as he secured a northern double for the team on Thursday by guiding Mystic Flight to victory at Haydock before hot-footing it up the M6 to land the spoils aboard Fujaira Prince at Carlisle.

THE CHEMIST finally delivered the goods at the third time of asking on Wednesday afternoon, breaking her maiden in the seven-furlong fillies’ novice at Wolverhampton to complete a maiden treble for jockey Jack Mitchell, who enjoyed a red-letter day following his earlier victories on Showdance Kid and Pride’s Gold.

SAM GOLD completed a successful two days at Doncaster and continued the good run of form of the string as a whole when getting off the mark at the fifth time of asking in the closing one mile handicap on Town Moor this afternoon, despite a marked change in underfoot conditions since our double on Friday evening.

AN AFTERNOON to remember became an evening for the ages as Ajman King’s imperious victory in the open class two handicap at Epsom on Friday proved a tasty hors d’oeuvre to the subsequent successes of Flavius Titus, Spanish City and Impulsion as the Varian Stable team embraced the early-summer sunshine and launched into June with a spectacular four-timer.

AJMAN KING continued his love affair with Epsom and produced a performance befitting his regal moniker when romping away with the open 1m2f handicap on Oaks afternoon, taking his course record to three wins from three starts and shaping like a colt with legitimate stakes aspirations moving forward.

A WELL-JUDGED ride from a wide draw and a strong-staying performance from a filly with a future combined to produce a winning seasonal reappearance for the Cheveley Park Stud-owned Pilaster at Chelmsford on Thursday evening.

THE SUN shone at Nottingham on Wednesday and the team were all smiles after Ibraz and Rasima secured a double on the afternoon with victories in the mile median auction novice and the mile fillies’ handicap respectively.

A BRACE of fillies have flown the Varian Stable flag over the last 48 hours, with Turaya making a successful introduction at Newmarket on Saturday while Hermosita defied a 7lb penalty to land the 7f fillies’ novice at Redcar on Monday afternoon.

SHABEEB showed a fine attitude to stay on dourly and lead in the shadows of the post when winning the feature 1m6f handicap at Newmarket on Friday afternoon, the second leg of an across-the-card double for the Varian Stable team.

THE RAIN began to fall across the south-east on Saturday afternoon but a deterioration in the weather conditions did nothing to dampen the spirits of the Varian Stable team as Tomyris and Barsanti secured an across-the-card stakes double at Lingfield and Ascot respectively.