SPIRIT SKIPS TO SECOND SUCCESS

Ann Duffield appears to have a smart juvenile on her hands as Jessie's Spirit maintained her unbeaten record in the Ripon Horn Blower Conditions Stakes.

A winner at Leicester on her debut, she was sent off the 11-4 joint-favourite to follow up and after David Nolan settled her in a nice position on the rails, she soon put the race to bed once asked the question.

Hot Sugar ran on once in the clear but was beaten by a length and a quarter.

Duffield said: "She did it well. She's been difficult to train as she's a bit hot-headed. She should stay further looking at her pedigree and she's got bags of speed.

"Obviously she's fairly good and hopefully she can go on from here. We might look at the Two-Year-Old Trophy back here or a Group Three up at Ayr."

Phillip Makin notched up his third win from just four rides for John Dunlop when Tameen (7-2) finished strongly to land the EBF 'Bahri' Fillies' Handicap.

Having looked booked for a place at best as Izzy The Ozzy went clear, she stayed on stoutly to win going away.

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