Silvestre de Sousa enhanced his championship-winning credentials with a 26-1 treble at Beverley, where he has now won 15 races this term.
His critics suggest the jockeys' title is beyond him due to the lack of sustenance from a powerhouse yard, but he has a blossoming association with Mark Johnston that is paying dividends.
The Johnston-De Sousa alliance struck when Miss Rosie (13-8 favourite) landed the Happy 21st Birthday Rachel Shubotham Maiden Auction Stakes, battling back for a head verdict after being fleetingly headed by First Fast Now deep inside the final furlong.
Johnston reported: "It was always in the back of my mind she might find this trip too short. I was even thinking the same thing during the race. She's a nice filly, though, and we'll probably go down that (nursery) route."
De Sousa doubled his tally when Auto Mac (11-4) revelled in the descent into claiming company. Neville Bycroft's three-year-old, wearing first-time blinkers in the tyregiant.com-sponsored race, never sighted another rival en route to a head success over 4-11 favourite Abidhabidubai.
Mojolika, the 7-4 favourite, then put the seal on the De Sousa benefit when streaking seven lengths clear in the two-mile tyregiant.com Stayers Handicap.
Keith Stone, representing winning trainer Tim Easterby, said: "They went no pace, but he'll be a lovely horse with another year on his back."
John Wainwright claimed his first triumph for 389 days when Port Ronan showed the way home in division one of the tyregiant.com Sprint Handicap. The Barry McHugh-ridden grey (9-2) made all the running to take the five-furlong sprint by two and a half lengths.
The trainer then underscored the value of momentum when Media Jury caused a 33-1 upset in division two to complete a double for the 10-horse yard. "I couldn't believe his price and I had a good bet on him," said the trainer.
De Sousa was thwarted in the Finding Winners At irishbigracetrends.com Handicap when the front-running Old English gave way to the Ollie Pears-trained Toto Skyllachy, on whom Frederik Tylicki came fast and late to score by a length and a quarter.
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