Followers of Welsh jockey David Probert cashed in handsomely at Brighton yesterday.

The 35-year-old from Bargoed headed to East Sussex from his Lambourn base for three rides, and bagged a 16-1 double in successive races, winning comfortably on Virtue Temperance in the opening nursery, then half-an-hour later delivering favourite White Chapel Road to an even more comfortable victory in the two-year-old maiden race.

Pulborough trainer Amanda Perrett, who invariably despatches husband Mark to perform racecourse duties, was significant by her presence as Virtue Temperance initiated the Probert two-timer. Victory was clearly expected!

Marco Ghiani, the Italian-born Newmarket-based rider with a permanent smile as wide as the Bridge of Sighs in Venice, steered Revolutionise to victory in the seven-furlongs Ian Carnaby Handicap for the in form Stuart Williams yard, and career win number 19 was achieved in impressive manner by 21-year-old claiming rider Olivia Tubb on Lambourn raider Hellavapace in the mile handicap.

Watch out for emerging talent Olivia, who is attached to Jonathan Portman’s stables.

Racegoers witnessed an all south Midlands climax to the five runner Raceday Ready Handicap when friends and rivals John Gallagher and Tony Carroll landed a one-two, the former’s Moreton-in-Marsh runner Gallimimus pipping Carroll’s Pershore raider Long Call by a neck in a rousing finish.

Carroll, now on the 80 mark for 2024 following a Chepstow victory by Hawajes, drew a “blank for winners” from his five Brighton runners, having to settle for three seconds and two fourths.

The final race of the meeting, over an extended five furlongs, was run in thick mist, and only the last 100 yards could be seen from the grandstand as Skallywag Bay and apprentice-of-the-moment Joe Leavy won in a “common canter” from Pop Dancer (Hollie Doyle).

Nelson Rose, napped in yesterday’s Argus, justified star billing in the hands of locally-born Jason Watson with a cheeky victory in the six furlongs sprint.