Kieren Fallon shrugged off a minor hiccup to clinch his third successive century yesterday at Doncaster. He hit the 100 with another impeccable effort - aboard Enemy Action - before completing a double with Aginor.
The victories helped Fallon forget the disappointments of 24 hours earlier when he picked up a two-day riding ban at Sandown and another of his mounts broke a leg.
Fallon was completing the 100 five days ahead of last year's schedule when he went on to win the jockeys' title with 202 winners.
Enemy Action, trained by Henry Cecil, set out to make all in the Capricorn Novice Fillies' Stakes. But Fallon was forced to call on his considerable strength on the 2 to 7 chance in the final furlong to hold the Frankie Dettori-ridden Blue Melody by half a length.
After being presented with a bottle of champagne by the Doncaster executive Fallon said: "I was surprised to learn that I've reached the 100 earlier this season.
"I thought this year was tougher with more jockeys riding freelance. Mick Kinane, Olivier Peslier, Pat Eddery and Frankie Dettori are all champions and we're all fighting to get the best rides.
"After what happened yesterday it's a great relief to get the 100th winner out of the way in the first race."
Fallon paid tribute to his agent David Pollington, who even sent his man to ride on the all-weather at Southwell recently.
"I'm not sure that I was as keen as my agent to go to Southwell but I have to say that he is doing a great job," he said.
Enemy Action, a half-sister to the smart Daggers Drawn, is a decent filly in the making and a possible target is the Lowther Stakes at York next month.
Fallon had a considerably easier task steering home Aginor in the Greenwich Natwest Maiden Stakes to complete a double for the Cecil stable.
The 11-10 chance made all the running and kept up the gallop to defeat Rainbow Ways by two lengths.
Aginor was a rarity at the start of the season - an unraced fouryear-old in the care of Cecil.
Fallon's hope of completing a treble were thwarted by Darryll Holland, his closest challenger in the race for this year's jockeys' title.
Holland moved onto the 74 mark as Naskhi held off the Ceciltrained Zakuska by three-parts of a length.
