Hollie Doyle’s riding career passed another significant milestone when victory aboard Brindavan in the Carey Group Handicap at Ascot gave her sole ownership of the record for winners in Britain by a female jockey with 1,023, one more than the career total of Hayley Turner, who announced her retirement in April.Doyle, who got Sean Woods’s gelding home by a length at 8-1, rode her first winner in 2013 and reached 100 winners in a calendar year for the first time in 2019.Her first Group One success was aboard Glen Shiel in the Champion Sprint at Ascot in October 2020 and she finished third in the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year awards later the same year.“It’s good and like I’ve said in the past, I’ve got to kind of pinch myself to believe that I’ve done this well, so long may it continue,” Doyle, who is 28, told Sky Sports Racing after Saturday’s success.“We [Doyle and her husband, her fellow leading jockey Tom Marquand] have both come a long way and some days we do sit back and really appreciate what’s happened, but we’re also always looking forward to what we can do next or what’s around the corner.

But it’s a great milestone to have reached and I’ll keep kicking,”When asked to pick the highlight of her career so far, Doyle opted for her success aboard Nashwa in the Prix de Diane [French Oaks] in 2022,“It probably would be my first Classic on Nashwa in Chantilly,” she said,“That was special,”At Lingfield, Aidan O’Brien’s familiar dominance in the early Epsom Classic trials threatened to turn into a monopoly after his Ballydoyle stable mopped up both trial events on the card.

Puppet Master, who beat stable companion Stay True after surviving a stewards’ inquiry, remains an outsider for the Derby on 7 June, but Giselle, the Oaks Trial winner earlier on the card, is far more prominent in the Epsom Classic betting at a top price of 14-1 for the Oaks the previous afternoon.Puppet Master stayed on well to become O’Brien’s seventh winner of the Derby trial, but is still available at 50-1 to become the second – after Anthony Van Dyck in 2019 – to follow up in the Classic itself at Epsom.Stay True, in fact, could be the better long-term prospect from the race, as he was making only his second start.Giselle was up against just two opponents and set off at long odds-on, so a nine-length romp to success could be seen as no more or less than might be expected.She showed a good attitude to stay on after taking a strong hold in the first mile, however, and is now at a similar price for the Classic to O’Brien’s Minnie Hauk, last week’s Cheshire Oaks winner.

The first week of British trials for the Epsom Classics has drawn to a close here on Saturday and Aidan O’Brien’s Ballydoyle operation can look back on a clean sweep at Chester and Lingfield over the last four days.Giselle’s easy win in the opener was followed by a 1-2 in the Derby Trial here with Puppet Master and Stay True and thus far at least, none of O’Brien’s British rivals have been able to lay a glove on Balllydoyle’s Classic candidates.Giselle in particular could be a live contender for Epsom, in particular if she could be persuaded to settle a little better than she did here, but the French equivalent – the Prix de Diane over an extended 10 furlongs at Chantilly – is an obvious alternative if the trainer feels it will play to her strengths.Stay True was beaten in the Derby Trial but he is possibly a better long-term prospect than the winner, having missed the whole of his juvenile season before making his racecourse debut in early April.But Puppet Master’s win did serve to further frank the form of the Ballysax Stakes in the very early days of the campaign in late March, and the winner of that race, Delacroix, will bid to extend the current dominance of the Ballydoyle/Coolmore axis in Leopardstown’s major Derby trial tomorrow.

Then it will be on to York and the track’s season-opening Dante meeting, where The Lion In Winter, long seen as O’Brien’s strongest candidate for a record-extending 11th win in the Derby, is due to put his credentials on the line in Thursday’s Dante Stakes,Elsewhere around Britain today, Saffie Osborne edged home aboard Hickory in a frantic finish to the Victoria Cup, while Hollie Doyle, who was touched off in third in that race, has become Britain’s most successful ever female rider, edging one win in front of the now-retired Hayley Turner with a win on Brindavan at Ascot,So it’s very much advantage Ballydoyle at this stage as we head towards Epsom on the first weekend in June, but a Classic candidate can appear from almost anywhere as so many well-bred and lightly-raced three-year-olds take their first steps of the new campaign and the picture could look very different by this time next week,PlumptonL 1,50 Machete Beach 2.

25 Proper Twelve 3.00 Walkinthewoods 3.35 Prince Quattro 4.10 Hecouldbetheone 4.45 Sea Invasion 5.

20 Queen’s Theatre.Ludlow: 2.05 Ballintubber Boy 2.40 Service Minimum 3.15 Regal Renaissance 3.

50 Auntie Maggie 4.25 Jaxonne 5.00 Galway Reel.Newcastle: 2.50 Run Of Luck 3.

25 Ninth Life 4.00 Gunship 4.35 Federated 5.10 Orange Sky 5.45 Benacre 6.

15 Andalprofit (nap) 6.45 Badri (nb).1.GREAT GENERATION 11-2, 2.Jabaara 11-4.

Off and running for the Chartwell Fillies’ Stakes at Lingfield …Cathedral settled mid-division as Jabaara comes through alongside leader Spiritual … Great Generation coming through too, she goes on with Jabaara, Cathedral struggling to make any impact … Great Generation has picked up Jabaara and wins for the second year in a row …The last race in the ITV schedule here at Lingfield is about to be underway, Cathedral is the even-money favourite with Jabaara at 3-1.Here’s the closing stages of the Derby Trial, which of the two principals will be the higher-rated horse by the end of the year?Ballydoyle are pulling all the strings! Puppet Master beats stablemate Stay True to clinch the William Hill Lingfield Derby Trial Stakes 🥇#ITVRacing | @LingfieldPark pic.twitter.com/Pft0bX9mAYPaul Smith, from the Coolmore syndicate which supplies Aidan O’Brien’s Coolmore stable with its ammunition, was on ITV now expressing cautious optimism about both Puppet Master and Stay True going forward, though the stable’s biggest hope for Epsom, The Lion In Winter, will not be out until the Dante Stakes at York next week.“ They are two lovely horses and they hit the line hard, they’ll learn a lot from the race and we’re delighted with them both.

“The Ballysax form [where Puppet Master was behind stable companions Delacroix and Lambourn] is looking strong.Delacroix is running tomorrow [at Leopardstown] and we like him, but we like the two that were behind him as well.“Stay True is still a big baby, it was only his second run and he’ll come on a lot for it.All routes point to the Derbys for him as well.”The latest Derby betting from William Hill has Puppet Master unchanged at 50-1, but Stay True has shortened from 50-1 to 33-1 to follow the lead of Adayar a few years ago and win the Derby after finishing second in the Lingfield trial.

The ITV Racing team are debating whether Richard Kingscote could have been a bit more vigorous in the finish aboard Stay True,He gave the runner-up four cracks, so it seems a little harsh to say he could have done much more, while ex-rider Jason Weaver points out that Puppet Master was also a little further off the early pace and showed the benefit of that with a slightly stronger finish than the second-favourite,1,NIGHT BREEZE 16-1, 2,Ocean Of Dreams 16-1, 3.

Houstonn 17-2.Off and running for the 3.15 at Ascot …Ocean Of Dreams sets a steady pace, favourite Turquino well off the pace and not settling … Fireblade sixth … coming towards half a mile out, Victory Shout leads Ocean Of Dreams … Turquino settled better now but ground to make up … Fireblade is wide and ridden, here’s comes Oisin Murphy on Turquino as Night Breeze hits the front … Ocean Of Dreams still staying on but Night Breeze has put this straight to bed … bolts up for Ian Williams … the five-year-old is back looking better than ever.It’s a busy afternoon around the country and they are going in for the next at Ascot, Turquino is 7-4 favourite.1.

PUPPET MASTER 4-5 FAV, 2.Stay True 5-2.Result stands after stewards’ inquiry.Puppet Master edged out towards Stay True in the closing stages and there was slight contact a stride or two from the line, but it was very close to the post and it’s very hard to stay that it affected the result.They are looking at possible interference between the winner and runner-up.

Off and running in the Lingfield Derby Trial …Prince Of The Seas fast away, Nightime Dancer next and Stay True out wide … Puppet Master close up in fourth against the rail, he’s settled well …A mile out, still Prince Of The Seas in front, Stay True alongside in second …Seven furlong out, going to the top of the hill, Prince Of The Seas and Stay True battle for the lead, Puppet Master settled alongside Nightime a length away … coming down the hill, Prince Of The Seas leadsd into the straight, Stay True and Puppet Master come through, Puppet Master far side … The O’Brien horses are going clear, Puppet Master just has the edge, Stay True keeping on really well, about a head in it going to the line … and it’s Puppet Master who edges out Stay True at the post to win the Lingfield Derby Trial,At the stalls for the Lingfield Derby Trial, Puppet Master still a shade of odds-on at 5-4,Prince Of The Seas weak in the betting and out to 17-2, with Nightime Dancer,Stay True solid at 5-2,Here’s the finish of the Victoria Cup at Ascot, the official distances were a nose and a short-head.

EXTREMELY close finish 😬Hickory beats Qirat by a WHISKER in the Schweppes Victoria Cup 🏆#ITVRacing | @Ascot | @OsborneSaffie | @osbornejamie pic.twitter.com/mcRPuB5A0rBack to Lingfield now for the feature event of the day, the Lingfield Derby Trial.Puppet Master is a 4-5 shot, his stable companion Stay True is 100-30 and Prince Of The Seas is a little uneasy in the betting at around 6-1.As tight a finish as you could hope to see in the Victoria Cup, and Saffie Osborne timed it to perfection on Hickory for her father Jamie, the winning trainer.

The pair of them will team up again in Baltimore next week, when stable star Heart Of Honour is due to run in the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of America’s Triple Crown.1.HICKORY 22-1, 2.Qirat 5-1 fav, 3.Gleneagle Bay 11-2, 4.

Popmaster 18-1.Hickory got there in the middle of the track at 22-1, Qirat next and Gleneagle Bay third.What a finish…Off and running in the Victoria Cup …Level break … Noodle Mission leads early, Roi De France well positioned second rank …Noodle Mission still leads from Myal, Pop Master prominent too.Roi De France going well … Here’s Qirat dow the middle, Gleneagle Bay near side for Hollie Doyle it’s going to be very close!Wow, three-way photo between Gleneagle Bay, Qirat and HickoryThey are at the post for the Victoria Cup, here’s the latest betting:4-1 Roi De France 5-1 Qirat 6-1 Gleneagle Bay 7-1 Ten Pounds 9-1 Myal 11-1 Metal Mickey 12-1 barASCOT 3.15, HANDICAP, 1M 3F 211YDTwo non-runners – Vaynor and Kotari – bring the field down to 10, with Turquino currently favourite for Andrew Balding and Oisin Murphy to defend his two-race unbeaten record.

Neither contest was too special and he was only a half-length in front at the line last time, but his pedigree and attitude promise much better to come and he has been handed a very fair opening mark of 86.His main rival looks to be Fireblade, with William Buick booked for his first ever ride for Dylan Cunha.He was better than the bare result on his handicap debut at Leicester last month and could be the value bet against the favourite.SELECTION: FIREBLADE1.CANDYMAN STAN 6-5 FAV, 2.

Charlie’s Choice 18-1.Off and running in the 2.25 Lingfield … and Candyman Stan is straight into his preferred front-running role… Strung out a bit already, Charlie’s Choice outpaced at the back …Candyman Stan heads down the hill two lengths in front of Kings Code, Vice President next.Five out, Candyman Stan goes easily for Jason Watson, Charlie’s Choice making some ground as they turn for home …Charlie’s Choice heads off in pursuit of Candyman Stan … two out, he’s still leading, going further clear a furlong out, Candyman Stan still leads and he’s going to make it all again …Vice President is attracting some support for the next here at Lingfield, Candyman Stan solid at around 6-5 though.3.

00 LINGFIELD, DERBY TRIAL STAKES, 1M 3F 133YD.Rahiebb was scratched for this race a few minutes ago, leaving six to go to post.Puppet Master, the mount of Ryan Moore, is getting shorter all the time in the betting and is now trading at around 4-6.He is looking to improve on his fourth place behind his stable companion Delacroix and Wednesday’s Chester Vase winner, Lambourn, in the Ballysax Stakes at Leopardstown in March.Stay True, also from the Aidan O’Brien stable, is a 4-1 shot after winning a maiden on his belated racecourse debut at Leopardstown in April.

Prince Of The Seas, meanwhile, was still green when finishing fifth in the Blue Riband Trial at Epsom on his return to action, and could well improve enough to figure here.SELECTION: PRINCE OF THE SEAS2.40 ASCOT, VICTORIA CUP HANDICAP, 7FIt’s a smaller field than usual for the Victoria Cup, with two non-runners taking the field down to 17, but still wide-open with John & Thady Gosden’s runner Roi De France, with Oisin Murphy booked to ride, heading the market at around 9-2.He was second in the All-Weather Mile Championship at Newcastle last time and has plenty of weight, but an obvious chance if his all-weather form translates back to turf.Gleneagle Bay is also fancied for Stephen Thorne’s Irish yard, and he drops back to what could be an ideal seven furlongs after showing up well for a long way on his seasonal return in a big field at the Curragh in March.

Ten Pounds (Harry Charlton) and Qirat (Ralph Beckett) are also attracting support in what looks a strong renewal of one of the major early-season handicaps,SELECTION: GLENEAGLE BAY (NAP)1,RAINBOWS EDGE 100-30, 2,Arisaig 15-8 fav,Off and running for the 2