Meade makes Bond style helicopter dash for winner named after Dr No baddie

Named after a James Bond baddie, Ernststavroblofeld was certainly the enemy of the bookmakers when landing a sizeable punt on his debut in the opening 6f maiden.

The victory of the 6-4 chance was a story of landmarks as it was jockey Tom Marquand's first ride at the seaside circuit and also his first for successful trainer Martyn Meade.

In addition he was a first juvenile winner of the season for Meade, and the colt has the scope to go on and justify some nice entries, including the Group 2 Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Gimcrack Stakes at York in a fortnight's time.