Richard by the Right

Richard Quinn confirmed at Doncaster that he will be a major force in this season's jockeys' championship when he used all his experience and guile to secure his second Worthington Lincoln aboard the enigmatic Right Wing.

The Stirling-born horseman produced a masterful effort to pop the John Dunlop-trained favourite into the lead in the final 100 yards of the Flat turf season's big curtain-raiser.

The result was a bonanza for punters who forced the winner down to 9-2 after he had opened up on the course at 9-1. Captain Scott, sent off 6-1 after also attracting hefty support, was a gallant second with Night of Glass third and Raheen fourth. Quinn, winner of the race two years ago aboard Kuala Lipis, said: "Right Wing is a horse that travels well, and as long as you can find the right horse to follow, it's no problem. "He's a genuine horse and does go through with his effort, though he tends to stop when he hits the front." The supporters of Captain Scott must have been counting their winnings as he forged clear from the furlong pole. Seconds later, however, their hopes were dashed as Right Wing swept by before going on to score by half a length. Right Wing was making amends after finishing a close third in the one-mile handicap 12 months ago. Winning trainer Dunlop is in Dubai and he left his assistant Robert Hamilton to supervise the Doncaster operation. Hamilton said: "Richard has given the horse a terrific ride, he's produced him at just the right time. ''Richard has great confidence because the horse is far from straightforward, although he is talented. "His price was far too short for a dodgy so-and-so like him - 16-1 would've been much more like it. "Maybe Right Wing is a stronger horse than he was last year and you'll see him in all the big handicaps like the Newbury Spring Cup, the Hunt Cup and the Golden Mile." Equally pleased with his runner's performance was Captain Scott's trainer Jeremy Glover. His gelding has already claimed a big prize on the all-weather this year, and Glover said: "He's run a great race. I suppose you could say the penalty's beaten him, but I still think he's better over one-and-a-quarter miles, held up and coming late." Tedburrow put up a sparkling performance on his seasonal return in the Listed Cammidge Trophy, and once again he has a globe-trotting agenda in 1999. Michael Hills asked the Eric Alston-trained gelding for his effort a furlong-and-a-half out and he quickened in great style to go three lengths clear of Yorkies Boy. Alston was delighted and said: "I did not think he could improve as a seven-year-old, but the girl who rides him said he felt better than ever. "He was third in this race last year before he went and won the Abernant at Newmarket and he will go for that race again. "Later we would like to have another crack at the Flying Five at Leopardstown which he also won last year, and we may go to Germany or Italy if the money is right." Also celebrating were Kamil Mahdi and Jimmy Quinn who have made a flying start to the season. They fired home a double with Sharoura and Kuwait Dawn. The latter, given a tremendous ride by Quinn to hold on by a short head in the Mitsubishi Diamond Vision Conditions Stakes, is entered for the Sagitta 1000 Guineas. But Mahdi said: "She needed the race and we will have to see how she comes out of it before we decide what to do with her."

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