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THE PENULTIMATE contest at Lingfield on a Thursday afternoon is rarely the scene of something special, but Andrea Atzeni produced a masterful ride aboard Dealer’s Choice in the seven-furlong fillies’ handicap this afternoon, bringing the filly across from stall 12 to win by three-quarters of a length.

ANDREA ATZENI rode a double for the team at Salisbury on Wednesday as Ace Ventura and Jamil broke their respective maidens, overcoming desperate conditions to establish themselves as smart prospects looking ahead to next season.

AJMAN KING and Tamih provided the Varian Stable team with a double across the weekend as both horses broke their maidens at Epsom and Chester respectively.

SAROOKH took an emphatic leap forward from his debut fourth at Newcastle when recording a three-length success on his second start at Kempton on Wednesday evening.

SHENANIGANS continued on her upward career trajectory with a game front-running performance in the closing one-mile fillies’ handicap at Newmarket on Saturday afternoon, proving ably assisted by a fine ride from Andrea.

ZABEEL PRINCE and UAE Queen provided Sheikh Mohammed Obaid and the Varian Stable team with a regal across-the-card double at Yarmouth at Sandown on Wednesday, although the manner of their respective victories could hardly have been more contrasting, while Equitation completed the treble with success in the closing 6f handicap at Yarmouth.

DONCASTER maestro Andrea Atzeni produced another exquisite ride on Town Moor to bring Laugh A Minute from last to first and scoop the riches in the extremely lucrative £300,000 2YO Conditions Stakes on Thursday afternoon.

LAHORE produced an imperious performance to streak away with the seven-furlong handicap at Doncaster on Wednesday afternoon, the first leg of a double on the opening day of the St Leger Meeting for the Varian Stable team as Mount Logan repeated last year’s success in the ten-furlong conditions contest half an hour later.

ODEN ploughed through the testing conditions to make light work of his four rivals and get off the mark at the fifth time of asking in the 1m2f handicap at Brighton on Monday afternoon.

CAPE BYRON produced a monstrous performance on his return from a 324-day lay-off to beat the progressive and race-fit Fire Brigade when landing the one mile classified contest at Ascot on Friday afternoon, confirming himself as a horse for whom the sky is the limit.

REALTRA motored home under an inspired Colin Keane to defy a penalty and record her third victory at Group 3 level in the Fairy Bridge Stakes at Tipperary on Thursday evening.

ALJULJALAH came from last to first under a super-confident Andrea Atzeni to record a second career success in the valuable seven-furlong fillies’ conditions race at Chelmsford on Thursday afternoon.