“Kieren Fallon recommended him and he’s great value for a 7lb claim,” said McCabe.

“He’s ridden about seven winners in Ireland and David McCabe, who rides out for Aidan O’Brien, also told me to get him over here.”

The 24-year-old rider continued: “I did my apprenticeship with Jim Bolger, who was great to me – tough but fair.

“I’ve not been riding long. I’ve done only about two full seasons but I was not really getting anywhere in Ireland so I’ve come over here to make a good go of it.”

Peter Winkworth, who was sending out his first runners since being found to be outside the foot and mouth disease exclusion zone near Guildford, was second with Bollywood Style.

The Chiddingfold handler also had to settle for minor honours with his promising debutant Safari Time in the BNY Mellon Asset Servicing Novice Stakes.

She pulled far too hard in the early stages and was just beaten a head by the front-running Toolittleyourlate (5-2), part of a double for Neil Callan.

Callan had earlier produced an even more superior piece of riding from the front to enable Border Edge to land just his second victory over 10 furlongs in the Chris Wotton Cup Handicap.

Although John Bridger’s veteran had won 14 times before, those victories had nearly all been over shorter distances and Callan quickly established a solid lead.

His advantage was whittled down to a length and a half by Chia at the post, but takers of Border Edge’s 20-1 odds had little reason to fret.

“He enjoyed that,” said Bridger. “The all-weather got to him last time – he didn’t enjoy it so we put him back on turf. He ran OK the time before – it was just too soft.”

Ralph Beckett had no illusions about the standard of Muraco’s victory in The Briefcase Blues Brothers Live At lingfieldpark.co.uk Handicap.

Sent off the 9-4 favourite despite having only placed once in his first four runs, Muraco and Martin Dwyer were made to pull out all the stops as Cormorant Wharf loomed alongside, apparently travelling better.

But Muraco had other ideas and stole the extended mile-and-three-furlong contest by a short head.

“It was a case of running in the right race,” reflected the Whitsbury trainer.

“I’ve no idea why he ran so badly last time, but at least he’s won and they all count, especially for his owner-breeder.”

With Darryll Holland choosing to rest his injured thumb for another day, Jamie Spencer added a bonus winner to his title challenge as he forced Natural Action (11-4) to get up in the Lingfield Park Golf Club Maiden Stakes.

Spencer was a late call-up for the William Jarvis-trained colt, who had more resolution than Dig Gold up the home straight, eventually going away by a length and a quarter.

Jarvis’ long-serving representative Malcolm Winter said: “He’s shown promise before, but we decided to step him up in trip to a mile and six, and it’s worked.

“We won this with Riff Raff last year too. We’ve been a but quiet recently, but there are still one or two nice horses to come out.”

Holland missed another winner in the lingfieldpark.co.uk Handicap, with Adam Kirby stepping into the breach to make nearly every yard on the Terry Mills-trained 6-1 shot Golden Desert.

He was well in command to score by a length in the colours of West Ham footballer Scott Parker.

There was a 20-1 upset in the Book Online For Discounted Prices Fillies’ Handicap as Ian Wood’s Meditation was produced late by James Doyle to mow down Baby Dordan.