Dora wins in style

Former caravan park proprietor Peter Harris added another to his big-race portfolio as Dora Carrington put on the style at Newmarket…

Former caravan park proprietor Peter Harris added another to his big-race portfolio as Dora Carrington put on the style at Newmarket yesterday.

The filly enhanced her already substantial value when finding a powerful later burst to land the Cherry Hinton Stakes.

The 12 to 1 chance, ridden by Richard Quinn, caught Enthused close home for a half-length verdict in the Group Two event sponsored by thehorsesmouth.co.uk.

Harris has held a trainer's licence since 1981 but it is only in recent years that he has started to get a better quality of horse.

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He has shrewdly improved his fortunes with horses owned by syndicates.

But Dora Carrington, named after an artist from the Bloomsbury Set, was carrying the colours of his wife Caryl. "I have some 63 syndicate-owned horses - I couldn't get anybody else when I was starting out," said Harris.

Little Rock produced a powerful late charge against the stands' rails to seize victory in the Princess of Wales's Stakes.

The colt found plenty when asked by Pat Eddery and led close home to deny the bold front-running effort of Yavana's Pace by half a length.

Henry Cecil delivered with his first two-year-old runner of the season when Londoner landed the Strutt & Parker Maiden Stakes.

Londoner, partnered by Quinn, was a well-supported 11 to 4 joint-favourite and showed a good attitude to withhold Rosi's Boy by half a length.

Although Cecil was disinclined to speculate on where Londoner stands in the Warren Place rankings, he did reveal: "Most of my two-year-olds are a bit backward, but I run one here later in the week who will probably be a bit more forward."

With typical candour, Cecil chose not to name the horse in question.

Out Of Reach proved beyond recall when making all the running in the racingpost.co.uk Fillies Rated Stakes going clear over a furlong out and beating Teodora by two and a half lengths.

Iron Mountain, the solid 5 to 1 favourite gave Neville Callaghan just his fourth winner of the season when delivered by Jamie Mackay to beat the top weight I Cried For You by a neck in the H & K Commissions Bookmakers Stakes.

The stewards found at the fourth that Tipperary Sunset had interfered with Tornado Prince who finished fifth around a furlong out. They reversed the placings but because the interference was accidental, took no action against the respective riders, Neil Callan and Willie Supple.

Blue Velvet and Craig Carver followed up there win at Sandown last Friday by taking the Hamilton Rated Stakes.