Middleham Park Racing stole the show at Thirsk, with Fol Hollow's game success in the Scarborough Handicap the highlight of a double in North Yorkshire - and an across-the-card treble on the day.
The blue and orange silks were first carried to success by Imprimis Tagula at Newmarket, after which the the syndicate struck gold with the Ruth Carr-trained Charlie Cool and Fol Hollow.
The latter, trained by Dandy Nicholls, finished down the field in a race at York earlier in the week, but bounced right back to his best.
The early pace was set by Jargelle but she was cut down late on and it was Fol Hollow (8-1) who passed the post three-quarters of a length in front of Captain Dunne, also owned by Middleham Park Racing.
Nicholls said: "It's been a good day for the owners and this is a tough horse. We didn't put him in the 'Dash' at Epsom next month.
"It would look the right race for him but he just seems to be a bit slowly away, so we're going for a six-furlong race on Derby day instead. To be honest, I thought the handicapper had him, but he's done it well."
It was the second leg of a double for Nicholls as he had earlier struck with 8-1 chance Dolly Parton in the EBF Marion Gibson Brown Memorial Fillies' Stakes, part-owned by fellow Yorkshire trainer David Barker.
Charlie Cool (5-1) then recorded his first win since joining Carr's stable in the Stoneacre Ford Handicap under Robert Winston.
Carr said: "He's a good horse on his day but he has just taken time to come right. Things didn't go to plan last time as he was far too keen so we decided to drop him in and drop him back in trip and it's worked out well."
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