Every trainer needs a headline horse and Ian Semple has certainly found one in Blues Jazz, who maintained his golden run of form at York.
The South Lanarkshire handler has relied heavily on the five-year-old since his return to the training ranks in May and the in-form gelding, who cost current connections just £2,500, has now won six races, five of them consecutively.
Having won a seller at Hamilton off a mark of 47 in May, Blues Jazz (8-1) put up a career-best performance in claiming the Watt Fences Stakes by two and a quarter lengths off 71.
Owner Robert Reid said: "He is just unbelievable. We'll have a crack at the (Ayr) Bronze Cup now, with his penalty for winning this he should get in fine."
Paul Midgley is in the middle of a real purple patch and his patience with Internationaldebut (12-1) was finally rewarded by victory in the Betfair Supports Go Racing in Yorkshire Stakes.
Midgley has always thought highly of the six-year-old, but he had been unable to coax a win out of him in over two years. However, he benefited from a lightning early pace set by the eventual third Verinco to beat Parisian Pyramid by half a length under Freddie Tylicki.
The trainer said: "We've been expecting him to win for two years now. He's got so much ability - even I can win a gallop on him at home. I said to Freddie, 'You're on the best horse and you keep telling everyone you're the best jockey, so go and prove it!'. We'll probably go to Doncaster on Thursday now."
Bryan Smart's Lady Layla (9-2) looks a filly with a bright future after a good win in the Judith Marshall Memorial Stakes and the trainer said: "She'll be a nice horse next year. She'll get 10 furlongs and she just keeps on finding more. There's plenty more to come so we won't overdo it this year."
Kevin Ryan also has high hopes for Pea Shooter (6-1) after his six-length victory in the Minster Alarms 30th Anniversary EBF Maiden Stakes under Phillip Makin.
The trainer said: "We made a mistake in having him out so early this season, having identified him as such a nice horse. That's it now for this year. He'll be a lovely six-furlong horse next season and I've already got my eye on the big three-year-old sprint at York in June (Bond Tyres Trophy)."
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