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Saffie Osborne celebrates Racing League hat-trick

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Saffie Osborne once again took the starring role in the Racing League as a final night treble at Southwell ensured a third successive top jockey trophy.

Having helped her father Jamie Osborne’s Wales & The West region claim the Racing League title with a three-timer at the concluding fixture at Newcastle in 2022, she led the standings from start to finish as she defended her crown in style 12 months ago.

Her quest for a third title has not been as straightforward, but she headed into the final week of six in her usual spot at the top of the jockeys’ table and that was where she remained after laying down a marker in the first two races of the night in Nottinghamshire.

Saffie Osborne receiving her top jockey trophy at Southwell
Saffie Osborne receiving her top jockey trophy at Southwell (PA)

After guiding Ian Williams’ Dancing In Paris and Edward Smyth-Osbourne’s Noodle Mission to success, she then showed her style and strength to pick up her third victory aboard Ed Walker’s Fantasy Believer, a win which was enough to secure top spot before the final race of the competition.

Chasing duo Billy Loughnane and Daniel Muscutt both registered victories on the card, but neither could wrestle away Osborne’s supremacy to signal a double celebration for the family.

She said: “I thought all my rides tonight had nice chances without being certainties. I thought I would be lucky to come here and have three winners, but it was probably what was going to be needed looking at Danny and Billy’s rides. I’m just lucky it fell right on the night.

“It’s one of those games where some days you can turn up to the races with great rides and it all goes wrong, then some days you get lucky and today was one of those days.

“The Racing League has been brilliant for me and maybe not so much this year as I’m riding for trainers I ride for anyway, but definitely as an apprentice I was riding for trainers I didn’t necessarily ride for and built relationships on the back of that.

“For this competition to be on ITV every week is brilliant, it’s a competition that has done a lot for me and I’m eternally grateful.

“It’s cool and it’s easy for me to say this competition is great, but it’s a brilliant concept and people want to knock it for the sake of it, but it brings great prize-money to meetings that wouldn’t normally have it for that grade of horse.

Dancing in Paris and Saffie Osborne in action at Southwell
Dancing in Paris and Saffie Osborne in action at Southwell (Mike Egerton/PA)

“I’m especially happy for dad, it’s all he talks about for six weeks of the year. He puts his life and soul into it and when he rings me, I’m thinking ‘please don’t talk to me about Racing League’ as he rings me most days to talk about what he is thinking of running and my opinion. I’m just glad I don’t have to have any more phonecalls this year talking Racing League.”

Her proud father added: “Obviously she has got an advantage, Jack Mitchell pointed that out to me this morning and I suggested that maybe Philip Mitchell should become a team manager next year.

“It’s inevitable I am going to attempt to win it for her as well and thankfully all of the trainers in my team are happy to use Saffie and it’s great for her. It’s financially rewarding for her and it’s also financially rewarding for our stable staff.”



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Southwell treble seals Racing League glory for Wales & The West

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A final night treble rocketed Wales & The West to a second Racing League title at Southwell.

Jamie Osborne’s region pounced on the closing card to be crowned Racing League champions in 2022, but the hunters became the hunted 12 months ago as they surrendered their trophy to Ireland in the very last race of the competition.

After a slow start to the six-week event this time around, Wales & The West found themselves in their customary position at the top of the standings heading to Nottinghamshire, holding a 41.5 point advantage over London & The South in second.

Although Matt Chapman’s team put up a real fight, it was Wales & The West who confirmed themselves as the dominant force in the Racing League thanks to their three winners on the night.

Jamie Osborne lifts the Racing League trophy
Jamie Osborne lifts the Racing League trophy (PA)

Team manager Osborne said: “I was deeply scarred by our defeat last year, when we managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and it’s a huge relief.

“I’ve had a great, committed team of trainers who have all bought into the concept. Ultimately that has meant we have had the most runners and we have probably been the most consistent, and that is all down to the trainers who have backed me to do the job.”

Osborne boxed smart in the early stages of Southwell’s card, successfully playing his joker as Ian Williams’ Dancing In Paris (4-1) landed the opening Tote.co.uk It’s The Final Countdown Racing League R36 Handicap in the hands of Saffie Osborne.

With her father successfully playing his joker, the jockey said: “I think he was keen to try to get that right this year, he was fairly unlucky with his joker last year.

“It looked like the right race to play it in last year on paper, it just didn’t work out, but luckily today it did.”

The rider then doubled her tally aboard Edward Smyth-Osbourne’s 10-1 shot Noodle Mission in the Tote.co.uk It’s A 3 Horse Race Racing League R37 Handicap.

She secured a treble on the night aboard Ed Walker’s Fantasy Believer (14-1) in the Tote.co.uk Who’ll Take The Crown Racing League R41 Handicap as she went on to win the top jockey prize for the third year running.

Manxman and Daniel Muscutt in action at Southwell
Manxman and Daniel Muscutt in action at Southwell (Mike Egerton/PA)

Daniel Muscutt had to settle for second in the race for top jockey but could at least take comfort in partnering Manxman (4-1) to win the Tote.co.uk It’s Not Over Yet Racing League R39 Handicap.

Simon and Ed Crisford’s consistent four-year-old brought an end to the winning run of Sir Mark Prescott’s Warmonger as he led home a one-two for Chris Hughes’ East region.

Muscutt said: “The Prescott horse was the one to beat on paper and I was able to track him into the race from the three-pole.

“I was able to work my way into the race and he let down well. The all-weather was a question mark but he seemed to enjoy it.”

Another jockey who has enjoyed a fine Racing League is Billy Loughnane and he teamed up with trainer George Boughey to ride two winners for the Ireland team.

Thunder Moor won the finale for Billy Loughnane
Thunder Moor won the finale for Billy Loughnane (Mike Egerton/PA)

Oliver Show (11-2) struck for the duo in the Tote.co.uk Joins The Racing App Racing League R40 Handicap, while Thunder Moor got the best of a thrilling three-way finish to replicate his win of last year in the closing Tote.co.uk Big Finale Racing League R42 Handicap.

Meanwhile, there was a win for Derbyshire-born Ben Robinson aboard Brian Ellison’s Northern Spirit (15-2) in the Tote.co.uk Live On The Racing App Racing League R38 Handicap, as Mick Quinn’s North region avoided picking up the wooden spoon.

“It’s nice to get sort of a local winner – I’m from Derbyshire – and it’s great the Racing League with good prize-money so you can’t complain,” said Robinson.

“Brian’s horses are in great form and he ran well at Newcastle and was unlucky not to win over five. Six furlongs today really played to his strengths.”



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Wales and The West top Racing League after Windsor treble

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Wales & The West ended week four of the Racing League on top of the table after the Jamie Osborne-led team enjoyed a treble at Windsor.

The East, managed by Chris Hughes with the help of assistant Charlie Fellowes, held a narrow advantage heading into the seven-race card, with Wales & The West second and London & The South in third.

The East enjoyed eight winners across the first two meetings at Yarmouth and Wolverhampton, and while their advantage significantly eroded after leaving Chepstow last week without a victory, they struck first at Windsor with the Roger Varian-trained Nazron (5-1) to ensure they remained in pole position.

Jamie Osborne at Wolverhampton
Jamie Osborne at Wolverhampton (Nigel French/PA)

London & The South, managed by Matt Chapman, enjoyed a one-two in the second race and briefly hit the front in the overall competition – but it is Osborne who has the bragging rights ahead of the penultimate night at Newcastle next week courtesy of a hat-trick of victories.

Of Chapman, Osborne told Sky Sports Racing: “He’s so annoying isn’t he! I think on expectations tonight he would have absolutely been favourite, and while he’s had a one-two, I think he’ll be very disappointed.”

Wales & The West’s first winner of the night was provided by the Ian Williams-trained Night Breeze (13-2), ridden by Kieran O’Neill, while Brian Meehan’s Toca Madera (8-1) made it a double in the hands of Benoit De La Sayette.

Williams and O’Neill completed a double of their own and made it a treble for the team in the concluding race with Parlando (11-2). The Osborne-trained Sean was an unlucky third after encountering a troubled passage.

Osborne added: “I think Sean has run a great trial for the Winter Hill Stakes back here a week on Saturday! It was a great run from him off 108, but fair play to Ian – he thought his horse would leave the Yarmouth run behind him and he was absolutely right.

“It’s great for Wales and great for the team and that’s the most important thing. I would have preferred it if Sean had won, but they’ve both run fantastic races.”

The East’s Nazron impressed in the opener, always travelling well under Daniel Muscutt and picking up smartly once given his head to score by two and a quarter lengths from Spring Is Sprung in second.

Reflecting on the fact The East had been knocked off top spot and now find themselves in third, Chris Hughes said: “It’s been tough today. We came here with 13 decent horses and there’s a few we’ve run tonight that have run under par, but that’s racing and it’s competitive.”

Great Acclaim followed up last week’s victory at Chepstow to lead home the one-two for London & The South – who started this week in third place.

Great Acclaim winning at Windsor
Great Acclaim winning at Windsor (Bradley Collyer/PA)

Carrying a 7lb penalty for his triumph in Monmouthshire seven days ago, Eve Johnson Houghton’s 11-4 favourite knuckled down for jockey Charles Bishop to see off the persistent challenge of team-mate Post Rider by half a length.

The North secured its first winner of this year’s Racing League as the Richard Fahey-trained Life On The Rocks finished best to spring a 28-1 surprise in the the third race of the evening.

The team led by ex-footballer and trainer Mick Quinn drew a blank across the first three weeks of the competition and while this winner gets them on board, they remain fifth of seven in the table.

Quinn said: “I spoke to Richard and the lads beforehand and they said the horse was bucking and kicking at home. Two out I thought ‘aye aye, he’s travelling as well as anything!’.”

Life On The Rocks’ owner, Aidan Ryan, added: “It’s great prize-money, why wouldn’t you support it (Racing League)?

“We thought he’d a real chance tonight and I told a few people to have a small investment. He was a big price.”

Jockey Billy Loughnane (centre) celebrates winning aboard Bennetot for Ireland
Jockey Billy Loughnane (centre) celebrates winning aboard Bennetot for Ireland (Bradley Collyer/PA)

Bennetot struck gold for Ireland under a power-packed ride from Billy Loughnane.

Charlie Johnston’s 33-1 shot Love De Vega looked set to claim top honours for Scotland after manoeuvring his way to the front, but he was unable to resist the late surge of the David O’Meara-trained Bennetot, who got up to score by a length.

The victory was a turnaround in fortunes for O’Meara after his runners failed to make it to Chepstow last week after getting stuck in traffic.

Ireland manager Kevin Blake said: “This is horse racing, the road is long, you have loads of bad days but normally the wheel turns and to have a horse that was one of O’Meara five on that lorry last week come here and win this week is brilliant.

“In fairness they did fancy the horse. I’m very careful what we’re putting Billy on as we’re trying to make him leading rider and the guys gave me loads of encouragement.

“I thought he won well there and it’s put Billy in a great spot as well. I think the team competition has gone for us, so the focus is on Billy now.”

Loughnane ended the night on top of the jockeys’ standings with 217 points, ahead of Saffie Osborne on 210 and Muscutt on 190.

Loughnane said: “The last two weeks have been a little bit tricky and it was great to get a win.”

After a topsy-turvy night, Wales & The West lead the Racing League on 571.5 points, with London & The West close up behind in second on 567 and The East now with work to do on 529 in third.



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Osborne fears handicapper now has Ouzo in his grip

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Jamie Osborne conceded “success gets penalised” as stable star Ouzo’s career-high mark could be to his detriment on his return to British shores with Royal Ascot in mind.

The eight-year-old has scored on his last three starts, with his winning run beginning with a dead-heat alongside Marco Botti’s Daysofourlives at the Berkshire track in September.

Ouzo headed to Dubai for the winter, as he had done the year before, and continued his rich vein of form by claiming the Lord North Handicap and Lord Glitters Handicap at Meydan in January and February respectively.

As a result, he has seen his mark shoot up to 106, which his trainer fears is too high for Ouzo to challenge for a fourth straight success at the Royal meeting.

The son of Charm Spirit is slated for the Royal Hunt Cup over the straight mile, but Osborne hinted at a possible alternative of stepping up to 10 furlongs in the Wolferton Stakes.

“Sadly in this game, success gets penalised,” Osborne said. “He left the UK on 98 and I actually thought that he might struggle in Meydan off that, because he’d been the year before off 94 and didn’t manage to win.

“He did very well out there, which is great, but we’ve come back at 106! So, I can’t imagine he’s well-handicapped.

“We’ve gone through the process as normal of a mini break when he came back from Dubai, we’ve built him back up and he’s ready to go again and he will run again next week.

“He’s obviously in the Hunt Cup and he will also have an entry in the Wolferton to potentially try a longer trip with him, going 10 furlongs.

“I don’t know which way we will go yet. I just think wherever he goes, I don’t think he’s a genuine 106 horse.

“You don’t tend to win many races, especially Royal Ascot races, if your handicap is up to your axles – and that’s where I kind of see him.

“It’s great he’s won his last three races, he’s given the girls a lot of fun, but there’s a price to pay for that and I suspect that through this summer we will pay that price.”



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Duty Of Care powers clear for emphatic Queen’s Prize victory

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Duty Of Care booked his ticket to Royal Ascot when going one better than last year in the Virgin Bet Queen’s Prize Handicap at Kempton.

Second to Charlie Appleby’s Bandinelli in the valuable staying contest 12 months ago, Saffie Osborne left nothing to chance aboard her father Jamie’s six-year-old this time around as she tracked the strong pace set by James Owen’s Sweet Fantasy.

Entering the straight for the final time, the 6-1 chance had just Sweet Fantasy ahead and as that rival began to cry enough, Duty Of Care was relishing every yard as he bounded on to a comfortable two-and-three-quarter-length success over fellow race regular Sleeping Lion.

Owned by Pat Gallagher, Duty Of Care could next be seen at Ascot in the summer, with Osborne senior targeting the Ascot Stakes at the royal meeting for the son of Kingman.

The trainer said: “He just needs a true test and the last couple of runs we haven’t had that. We didn’t take any chances today and we stuck him on the front end, and if the pace was going to slacken, we were there, so it stayed true.

“Thankfully, we had a good lead and we didn’t need to do it ourselves and he’s a different horse once it becomes a two-mile race where you need two-mile stamina.

“Pat has been very patient and I have been telling him for a long time that this horse is alright and he keeps getting beaten.

“The Ascot Stakes over two-and-a-half (will be the plan). He will be fine on the turf and he probably won’t run again until then. That’s my plan and I will have to discuss it with the owner, but I think that would be a very obvious call for him now.”



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Dream overseas double for Saffie Osborne

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Saffie Osborne completed a magical double when guiding Emaraaty Ana to success in Qatar on Saturday.

Just 24 hours on from making history as the first woman to ride a winner in Dubai when Ouzo struck at Meydan, former Group One scorer Emaraaty Ana took the Dukhan Sprint at Al Rayyan Racecourse.

“It’s my first time riding here, I’ve tried to do as much research as possible and talk to people about the track,” Osborne said after Emaraaty Ana’s victory.

“He’s a horse who’s nearly won two Breeders’ Cup (Turf) Sprints, he has plenty of pace and I was able to use that to our advantage.

“He’s got so much ability this horse, I was able to get a breather into him around the bend and turning in he’s ultra-tough. I would ideally have been a bit further back, but he’s a really classy horse and I’m lucky to be on board him.”

Speaking after her win on Ouzo, she said: “I’ve grown up watching people ride big winners here.

“If you told me then that I’d be here riding a winner I wouldn’t have believed you. It’s something every jockey dreams of doing. It’s absolutely epic.”

Like Ouzo, Emaraaty Ana – formerly with Kevin Ryan – is trained by Osborne’s father, Jamie, and her mother Katie O’Sullivan was in both Dubai and Qatar to cheer their daughter on.

“We have had an unbelievable 24 hours, and so has that young girl there! Saffie and I got the 5.20am this morning. We have just been floating through life, it is incredible and so exciting,” she said.

“It was a solid run last time. Ian and Claire Barrett have reinvested in these kind of horses, and what a success it’s been for them! Saffie is doing what she loves and it is a pleasure to watch her.”



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Wales & The West still lead the way in Racing League

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Racing League regulars were again to the fore at Newcastle, as defending champions Wales & The West maintained their lead in this year’s competition – despite Ireland fighting back with an important double on the night.

Jamie Osborne and his daughter Saffie have dominated the multi-team event so far and returning to the scene of last year’s phenomenal final-night treble they joined up with another Racing League veteran as Rod Millman’s Billy Mill obliged for the second year in the row.

The five-year-old was sent off at 28-1 when scoring over course and distance last season, but was much shorter at 15-2 this time as he continued his Gosforth Park love affair in the William Hill-sponsored seven-furlong handicap.

“We didn’t have any rated in the 80s last year so he’s in a slightly lower grade of race than he won last year so was a very obvious pick and his last run was great,” Osborne – whose squad sit on the 568-pont mark – told Sky Sports Racing.

“Rod and James Millman have been absolute stars for my team and the competition. Everything they have put up for me has run well. They’ve obviously had the nursery winners and now they’ve had this winner. The competition has been great for their yard and also great for our Wales & The West team.”

Ireland have fared much better in the Racing League this season and they moved up to second in the table on 496 points thanks to a fine evening at Gosforth Park.

Kevin Blake’s team successfully played their joker in the six-furlong sprint as Johnny Levins’ Nordic Passage (8-1) earned deserved compensation having been narrowly denied at Chepstow earlier in the competition.

They then claimed the night’s most valuable contest when David O’Meara’s Alligator Alley (9-2) built on some consistent form in the hands of rising star Dylan Browne McMonagle, who also notched a double in the north east.

“It didn’t really go the way it was supposed to go as normally he is an extreme hold up horse,” said Blake.

“He obviously jumped off really well there and sat very handy and Dylan ended up further forward than he probably imagined he would be.

“He had so much confidence to wait, and wait and wait a little bit more.

“The horse is really well and ran huge last week. He’s a class horse and I know the horse well as Joseph O’Brien used to train him. He has loads of ability just not the easiest.

“David has done a fantastic job with him and I’m delighted he’s had a winner. I upset him earlier in the week for not running one he was keen to run so I’m delighted he has come here and won a big one.

“I was really hopeful that tonight would go well and look I’m greedy and it could always go better, but we’ll take how it went.”

Sir Mark Prescott’s Glenister (10-1) got the East region’s evening off to a brilliant start when taking the mile-and-a-half opener, while Simon Pearce’s Storm Catcher (9-2 joint-favourite) may have teed up a tilt at the Cambridgeshire when scoring over 10 furlongs and providing Frankie Dettori’s team with a second victory of night four.

London & The South saddled just the one runner in the one-mile handicap, but Daniel and Claire Kubler’s Helm Rock (5-1) delivered a decisive blow to earn a vital 25 points, while Yorkshire also secured maximum points when Buttercross Flyer registered a 14-1 shock in the night’s sole two-year-old event.

It was a first Racing League runner for Craig Lidster and he was thrilled to provide his home region with a vital victory in their battle with Scotland for the wooden spoon.

He said: “She’s a lovely big filly with a massive stride on her. Last time we ran her at Newmarket and the ground was far too quick for her. We know she wants a galloping track and will probably get a mile.

“Jimmy (Sullivan, jockey) has given her a brilliant ride so credit to the horse and credit to Jimmy. He used that big stride and that’s her big advantage – you might see her back here over hurdles next year!”



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Wales & The West unstoppable on dramatic evening at Chepstow

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Wales & The West and Saffie Osborne lead the way in the William Hill Racing League, after a dramatic evening that saw fire engines called to Chepstow on night two of the competition.

London & The South took maximum points in the first race as Eve Johnson Houghton’s Cabinet Of Clowns (15-2) was steered by Charlie Bishop to a half-length success.

But the action then came to an abrupt halt when an electrical fault caused a fire in a kitchen at the track, with some water also coming through the ceiling in the weighing-room area resulting in the complex having to be evacuated.

A number of fire engines arrived at the scene and the track was eventually deemed safe, creating a near 40-minute delay to the contest scheduled for 6.00pm.

Fire engines arriving at the course due to a fire
Fire engines arriving at the course due to a fire (David Davies/PA)

“There’s been an electrical fault upstairs in the weighing-room complex and it’s turned off all the power in the weighing room,” clerk of the course Libby O’Flaherty told Sky Sports Racing during the delay.

“We’re waiting for the fire engine to get here so we can deem it safe to carry on.

“It’s (the water) just by the door when you go in (to the weighing room), the water came through and that’s all been cleaned up.

“We’re just waiting for the fire brigade to tell us everything is fine.”

The delayed race was won by Rod Millman’s Chinese Knot, the 7-4 favourite being steered to victory by last year’s leading rider as Osborne bagged the first leg of a double.

Dylan Browne McMonagle and Saffie Osborne both enjoyed winners
Dylan Browne McMonagle and Saffie Osborne both enjoyed winners (David Davies/PA)

The same jockey then crossed line first in the next, with Executive Decision (5-2 favourite) prevailing after a photo finish to get even more points on the board for the Wales & The West outfit.

Scotland were triumphant in the fourth contest on the card when Totnes (4-1) struck for Paul Mulrennan and Andrew Balding, with Ireland enjoying their first success of the series when Star Harbour (12-1) was a winner for Adrian McGuinness and Dylan Browne McMonagle.

In both of those races Wales & The West had placed runners and when Tim Easterby’s Manila Scouse took the penultimate race as the 8-11 favourite for David Allan and Yorkshire, the third- and fourth-placed horses gained even more points for the leaders.

The final event went the way of the North, with the 9-2 favourite Ramazan winning for Richard Fahey and Oisin Orr in a race worth £100,000.

The evening left Wales & The West with a significant advantage in front on 319 points, whereas Ireland sit in second with 242 and London & The South third on 231.

Executive Decision and Saffie Osborne (pink cap) on their way to victory
Executive Decision and Saffie Osborne (pink cap) on their way to victory (David Davies/PA)

Osborne is the leading riding so far as she sits at the top of the jockey leader board on 161 points.

Jamie Osborne, trainer of Executive Decision and father of Saffie, said: “We’ve got a good spread of horses, we don’t have the biggest trainers in the world but I think in a way that’s a help.

“Some of the bigger trainers have other fish to fry, this kind of prize-money is very important to our owners.

“We’re well positioned, but we’re not yet a third of the way through the competition so we’re not home and hosed yet. But I’d say it will take a good one to beat Saff!”



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Opening night treble sees Saffie Osborne dominate Racing League once more

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Saffie Osborne’s love affair with the Racing League looks set to continue as she began this season’s competition with a fantastic opening night treble.

The 21-year-old was one of the stars of last year’s six-week event, scooping top honours thanks to an inspired three-timer at Newcastle on the final night of action and she picked up where she left off as the 2023 edition kicked off at Yarmouth.

Osborne’s efforts ensured that defending champions Wales and The West – managed by her father Jamie Osborne – ended the night in top spot holding a narrow 11-point advantage over Frankie Dettori’s team, The East.

Chinese Knot ridden by Saffie Osborne (left) wins Racing League opener at Yarmouth
Chinese Knot ridden by Saffie Osborne (left) wins Racing League opener at Yarmouth (Tim Goode/PA)

Osborne’s evening started with a bang as although slightly reluctant to enter the stalls, Rod Millman’s Chinese Knot (11-2) showed plenty of guts to hold off Michael Dods’ Midnight Lir at the business end of the opening nursery.

“We’ve started the way we finished last year,” Jamie Osborne told Sky Sports Racing.

“I’ve got a great team of trainers and unlike some, mine are right behind this and behind their leader.”

Wales and The West quickly extended their advantage at the top of the table when winning race two with Ed Walker’s Dark Trooper (12-1), before The East’s player-manager Dettori was narrowly denied a winner with his first ride of the night aboard Shahbaz as the one-mile handicap went to Dean Ivory’s Achillea (9-2).

However, The East did not have to wait long to get on the scoreboard on home soil as George Margarson’s Farhh To Shy (100-30 joint-favourite) proved superior in the hands of Callum Shepherd in race four and the East were also on the scoresheet when Dettori closed the show in style with a fantastic front-running ride aboard Cumulonimbus (11-2), leading home a one-two for his region in the concluding £100,000 handicap.

Dettori said: “It’s great to win the big race of the day, it’s good for the team and good for (trainer) Charlie Fellowes. We were first and second so that’s good.

“It’s the third year of this so I hope it takes off.”

Despite Dettori’s heroics, the night belonged to Osborne who registered her second winner of the night aboard Michael Bell’s Stone Circle (17-2) in the five-furlong sprint, before bringing up the three-timer aboard Milton Harris’ Alnilam.

She needed every yard of the one-mile-six-furlong trip to hunt down fellow Wales and The West runner Haliphon, but Osborne had a willing partner in the 9-4 favourite who stuck his head down bravely for a half-length win.

She said: “He’s a lovely horse and hopefully he will have a nice future.

“He’s still quite big and ran around a little late on, but he has a willing attitude and did everything right eventually.”



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