Ruth Carr is eyeing up a tilt at Royal Ascot with her consistent handicapper Dubai Dynamo, who gave her a second successive victory in the Nick Wilmot-Smith Memorial Handicap at Ripon.
After the success of Charlie Cool 12 months ago, Carr sent out the six-year-old to win his second race of the season off a mark 8lb higher than at Thirsk in April, and she is keen to strike again while the iron is hot at Newcastle on Thursday.
Jockey PJ McDonald had to sit and suffer when waiting for a gap but when one eventually came, the 11-2 chance burst through and quickened up impressively to win going away by two and a quarter lengths from the favourite Lord Aeryn and the front-running Snow Bay.
Carr said: "It was a bit nerve-wracking watching him. He's in at Newcastle on Thursday and he should go close again. I'd like to look at a big handicap at Royal Ascot for him, but they take some winning. It's certainly food for thought anyway."
Royal Ascot is also a possibility for Tom Tate's newcomer Parc De Launay, who looked impressive in the British Stallion Studs Supporting British Racing EBF Maiden Stakes.
Sent off the 13-8 favourite, Jamie Spencer got him to break smartly and he made just about all the running to win by a length and a quarter from Dicky Mint.
The jockey said: "Mr Tate was always hopeful he was pretty useful. We had been worried about quick ground, but they do as good a job as anywhere here. Mr Tate is not normally confident, but he was today."
Sir Mark Prescott does not send many to Ripon throughout the course of a season and the fact that Motivado was running in a handicap for the first time saw him sent off as the 2-1 favourite.
Despite looking tricky beforehand, once the race was off the son of Motivator warmed to his task and quickened up impressively for Stevie Donohoe to win going away by two and three-quarter lengths.
The jockey said: "I don`t think Ripon is the right track for him as it can get a bit tight, but once he got out, he soon put the race to bed. He was excitable down at the start, but if you keep him on the move he's fine."
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