Winner at Newbury on Saturday

Clifton Dancer, owned by Cyril Pritchard, Geoff Neville and Stuart McPhee, won her handicap at Newbury on Saturday (making it 13 winners for ONEWAY so far this year) under a fine ride from young Ross Atkinson who joins me on Monday as my apprentice. He claims 7lbs and is only 17 years old but has now ridden for me four times scoring three times and coming second once.

Clifton Dancer was hardly headed in the race and won by a comfortable length. This was her second win in eight races and I'd like to find a listed race for her to get some black type. She has grown and strengthened up hugely over the winter as she matured into a 3yo. I was delighted that Cyril Pritchard was so ecstatic after her win. It is this which makes my often stressful job so rewarding.