Caroline Robinson collects double at Bangor

Bangor-on-Dee basked in glorious sunshine to produce a red-hot Flint & Denbigh point to point meeting.

Heavy watering of the track by clerk of the course Andrew Morris ensured no shortage of runners yesterday as a big crowd was treated to a cracking afternoon's racing.

And it proved a day to remember for Sherriffhales trainer Caroline Robinson who notched two impressive winners.

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She got off the mark with Shales Ay Jay, which proved a real family affair as it is owned by Robinson's mother Pat Beasley and ridden by her daughter Immy.

Shales Ay Jay finished 12 lengths ahead of Charlie Dando aboard Young Brave with Tarby back in third.

"At last he has finally won a race," said trainer Robinson. "I didn't think it would happen as he has always had a problem with his breathing."

Things got even better for Robinson as she completed a double with French Canadian under Gillian Crow, who won readily by a length from Rob Jarrett on Twisted Cross with Mr Trump a similar distance back in third.

Crow went on to complete her own double on the 12-1 shot In Hot Pursuit in the eight-year-old and over PPORA Club Members race.

There was a cracking finish to the Mixed Open. Approaching the last fence there were four horses in a line,but it was the Jane Williams-ridden Billyvoddan who pulled right away on the run in to beat Von Origny.

The winner is owned by Juliet Minton and trained at Bridgnorth by Phillip Rowley who said: "He has been a grand servant to the yard.

"I am very lucky to have him, horses like this don't come along all that often and I thought Jane gave the horse a great ride."

Controversy ruled in the Confined in a tight finish between Harry Bannister aboard Mr Gossip from the David Easterby yard and Paddy Gerety on the Sheila Crow-trained Walcot Lathyrus.

Victory went to Walcott Lathyrus by a neck, but the winner had leaned on the runner-up on the run-in so it came as no surprise when Bannister objected to the winner.

The stewards let the result stand as they deemed the runner-up had not stopped riding.

Crow, from Hadnall, is now expected to target the winner at a Hunter Chase at Cartmel.

Easterby and Bannister had better luck in the Intermediate race with Ganbei, who was different class from his rivals, winning effortlessly by 20 lengths from Tom David aboard Not To Berude.

The first two home in the two-and-a-half mile Maiden look useful.

Victory went to the Zoe Hammond-trained Native Knock who beat the Gordy Edwards-trained Emma's Lad by two-and-a-half lengths.

The winner runs in the colours of Market Drayton owners Don Constable and Don Swinnerton.