A quartet of National Championships were wrapped up on a damp afternoon at Chaddesley Corbett on Monday following victories for the prolific duo, Inchidaly Rock and Elle Est Beau, while the the success of Missed Tee confirmed that Gina Andrews had regained her lady rider's crown.
Inchidaly Rock has gone from strength to strength since joining Luke Price earlier this year and stretched his impressive unbeaten record to eight wins when proving three-and-three-quarter lengths too good for Dr Oakley in the Men's Open.
The eight-year-old's first visit to the winner's circle for Price was at Larkhill at the end of March and the gelding has been shrewdly placed since to notch another seven successes - all with regular pilot James King in the saddle.
Price said: "The horse has been a revelation over the past couple of months as he seems as tough as teak and thrives on his racing as very few horses can clock up eight consecutive wins pointing or under Rules
"He obviously gets on well with James and appears to keep pulling out a bit more when asked as this race was his tallest task to date - stepping into Open class for the first time - but he passed with flying colours."
Elle Est Beau also made her debut for the Price/King axis at the same Larkhill meeting on March 29th and she was not hard pressed to register her fifth consecutive call when seeing off the attentions of Catwalk Girl for the Nicklin Jockey Club Mare's Final.
"When she arrived at the yard I could not believe she was a mare as she must stand at around 17.2 hands but she certainly knows how to run and jump as she was quite impressive in winning again
"We will wait and see how she comes out of this race but that is probably her lot for this season as she has had a relatively busy time and will have a host of options next season in mare's races and such-like."
The victories saw Price stamp himself the season's leading owner and Inchidaly Rock's winning roll enabled the gelding to become Leading PtP Horse while King sealed the men's champion jockey title for the fourth time.
King had earlier initiated a treble aboard the Chris Barber-trained Eileen's Milan who justified favouritism in the Restricted contest by romping 12 lengths clear of Pocatello up the long home straight.
Barber said: "He has a tendency to prove a bit flighty in his races as he is inclined to look about instead of concentrating on what he is meant to be doing. But he has plenty of ability - it's just a case of making sure it is channelled in the right direction."
Eagle-eyed punters noticing Gina Andrews had travelled to the Worcestershire circuit for just the one ride were rewarded after she steered 5-4 favourite Missed Tee to a very comfortable 17 lengths verdict over market rival Precious Bounty in the Ladies Open.
However, it was anything but an armchair ride for Andrews as the mare proved a real handful for much of the race pulling frantically for her head before eventually succumbing to the rider's expertise in the saddle.
Winning trainer Victoria Collins said of the winner: "She is not for the faint hearted as she is very, very headstrong in her races and Gina had to take a pull on her a few times. But she and the rider know how to win and that has made the difference."
Ping Pong Paddy provided owner and rider Flora Lindsay with her first ever winner when making every yard of the running to secure the Novice Riders Conditions race at the expense of Badbad Leroy Brown.
Explaining her tactics, Lindsay confided: "It was essential that I made the running as the horse sulks a bit in behind. I did actually wonder if I had overdone it a bit from the front but luckily it has worked out in the end."
Another successful trailblazer proved to be Heidi Brookshaw's City Storm as the seven-year-old, ridden by Amber Jackson-Fennell, took the Maiden staged in memory of the late pointing pundit Jonathan Neesom, who sadly passed away earlier this year.