MARY REVELEY'S stable maintained their second-to-none record at Sedgefield yesterday knocking in a short-priced double via Double Blade and Sorrento King.

By far and away numerically the most successful trainer at the track over the past five years with a total of 38 winners in all, Mary's team quickly swung into action as Double Blade ran away with second race on the card, the Carlton Claiming Hurdle.

Jockey Alan Dempsey was at pains to hold his charge up for as long as possible, but when he did let out an inch of rein with two hurdles to go, Double Blade sprinted into an unassailable lead in a matter of strides.

Owned by the Mary Reveley Racing Club currently boasting over 600 members, club organiser Ken Matthews reported: "Double Blade has been a great servant, that's the sixth race he's won for us over timber."

And thirty minutes later Sorrento King was an equally convincing winner of the Sam Berry Novices' Chase.

Stable amateur Fergus King was in the saddle this time and like Dempsey in the previous contest it was just a question of letting Sorrento King take command over the final two fences.

Greeting the winner, Reveley's Travelling Head Lad, Jock Carcary said: "Now Sorrento King got his jumping together he'll probably be kept to this sort of company for the time being. "George Moore's eye for a bargain came up trumps when he purchased Latensaani for a mere 4,500 guineas from Newmarket handler Willie Haggas.

Latensaani followed up his recent Hexham success by annihilating his rivals in the Scotchhills Holstein Novices'Hurdle.

"He jumps like a buck and will go on any ground," enthused Moore after the four-year-old had hardly broken sweat to claim the £2,884 first prize.

Dominic Elsworth had a change of luck when he booted home Sue Smith's Taakid in the Johnny Ridley Memorial Handicap Chase.

Elsworth had been on the sidelines for nearly 12 months having broken his leg late last year, followed by his collarbone just as he was getting going again in June.

* Redcar's big race of the season, The betabet Two-Year-Old Trophy - one of the richest races in Europe for juveniles - heads a quality seven-race programme on Saturday.

With guaranteed prize money of £150,000, the betabet Two-Year-Old Trophy, over the straight six furlongs, is likely to attract the maximum field of 26 runners. This prestigious race, first run in 1989, is sponsored for the third year by betabet.

Saturday's strong card also features The betabet Conditions Stakes over the straight seven furlongs, while further highlights include The Tetley's Handicap Stakes (straight mile), The European Breeders Fund Maiden Fillies' Stakes (two-year-old fillies - straight seven furlongs) and The Arriva Trains Northern Stakes (a handicap contest over one mile and a quarter).

York-based Shepherd Construction sponsor The Shepherd Construction Classified Stakes, a contest for sprinters over the minimum distance of five furlongs.

The West Jesmond Rhythm Kings will entertain racegoers during the meeting, while an Irish band will perform in the course enclosure.

The first race is scheduled to start at 1.55 p.m.

* Catterick's season on the Flat continues with a meeting next Tuesday.

The feature race is The Tote David Wood Fillies' Nursery Handicap Stakes, a contest for two-year-old fillies over seven furlongs, while The Skyram Handicap Stakes - a race for stayers over two miles - is named after a course specialist which won several races at Catterick in the early 80's.

Hexham's autumn programme continues on Friday with a seven-race card.

Starting at 2.05pm with Youngs Charteres Surveyors sponsoring two races, the feature race of the day is the £4,200 Living North Handicap Chase over two miles.

All runners in the two-and-a-half mile Sanyo Television for Bookmakers Novices Hurdley will be eligible for the £12,750 Handicap Final which takes place on the course on November 20.

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