'It never goes as smoothly as that' - perfect day for Curtis with four winners

Wednesday: Beverley

Ben Curtis continued his summer of success with victories on all his four rides on the card at accumulated odds of 160-1.

Curtis was on the mark with Emily's Eclipse, Qipao, Andaleep and Golden Keeper, all for different trainers.

"It's just been a brilliant day – it never usually goes as smoothly that," said the northern-based jockey, who took his seasonal tally to 84.

The winners have flowed for Curtis since the end of May and at one stage, harboured hopes of giving William Buick a run for his money in the jockeys' championship.

"I think that bird has flown now," he said. "But it's been a tremendous season and I'm enjoying it immensely."

Curtis set the ball rolling when guiding Emily's Eclipse to a three-quarter-length victory in the 7½f juvenile maiden, enhancing Ed Dunlop's excellent record at the track.

It was a special victory for the trainer as the filly is named after his eldest daughter.

Dunlop said: "Her owner Paul Turner wanted to name a horse after Emily and he asked me to choose it, so it looks as if I found a good one.

"She ran well in a good race at Newmarket and I thought she toughed it out well today. She will stay further and might appreciate easier ground."

Ireland next for Minnesota

Richard Fahey is eyeing a big sales race in Ireland next month for Minnesota Lad, who easily landed odds of 8-13 in the 5f maiden in the hands of Oisin Orr.

The two-year-old is entered for the €100,000 Goffs Sportsmans Challenge over 6f at Naas on September 15, and Fahey said: "He's won well today, though I am not sure how good a race it was."

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