DERBY Day and the big listed Vodaphone Dash saw owner David Brotherton take the sprint race for the third time in four years.

His colours were carried on Bishops Court, which he bred himself, for the second time as the winner had taken the same race in 1998.

Lynda Ramsden again handles the speedy Brotherton winner, which has returned to her Sandhutton yard since she came back from France and retirement. Stable jockey Robert Winston swooped with a perfectly-timed run.

Yorkshireman Mr Brotherton also won this with Astonished and both these may now run at Royal Ascot.

Little Amin landed spoils on Oaks Day, as we suggested Karl Burke's runner might.

It was the trainer's third win in this eight-plus furlong race, having taken it twice while at Newmarket with Philstar.

Mark Johnston's Double Honour has also booked a possible Royal Ascot run among the Middleham trainer's strong team there, following his emphatic win at Haydock under Joe Fanning.

Tim Easterby is in tremendous form and a Beverley treble added to three other wins this week.

Young jockey Paul Hanagan rode some of them and was seen to advantage for other trainers too, including Easterby's brother-in-law Richard Fahey and John Quinn.

Ripon's Sunday meeting was sun-drenched, if cool, after the morning's dodgy start and a good crowd enjoyed some fine racing.

David Barron surprised by sending out a debut winner from Maunby in the shape of Lone Chief and those who had been watching David Barker's recent form will have backed the Scorton handler's Tiyoun.

Champion jockey Kevin Darley, if you can book him, is a good choice and he provided winners this week for Mark Johnston, Mary Reveley (twice) and Steve Kettlewell.

THE WEEK'S WINNERS

Key: All meetings are Flat on turf, except: NH = National Hunt (jumps) meetings; and AW = all-weather flat racing. * = evening meeting. f = furlong (8f = 1mile); chs = steeplechase; hdl = hurdles race; NHf = National Hunt flat race (bumper). Hb = homebred by owner.

Thursday last week. - Haydock: (10f) Takamaka Bay (trained by Mark Johnston, at Middleham; owned by The Chaps Partnership), ridden by Kevin Darley; (16f) Turnpole (Mary Reveley, Lingdale; Me & MRs W J Williams), Kevin Darley; (5f) Soba Jones (Tim Easterby, Great Habton; Hb, Mrs M J Hills), Willie Supple; (7f) Little Pixie (Nigel Tnkler, Great Langton; (James Marshall & Mrs Susan Marshall), Kim Tinkler; (7f) Gordons Friend (Brian Rothwell, Musley Bank; Hb, SP Hudson), Clare Roche.

Friday. - Epsom: (8f) Little Amin (Karl Burke, Coverham; Asterlane Ltd), Dean Mernagh.

Beverley: (7f) Wondergreen (Tim Easterby; Heath Mail Ltd), Gyles Parkin; (5f) Sir Sandrovitch (Richard Fahey, Butterwick; W G Moore & G Winton), Paul Hanagan; (12f) Bollin Nellie (Tim Easterby; Hb, Lady Westbrook), Paul Hanagan; (5f) Madies Pride (John Quinn, Settrington; Pride of Yorkshire Racing Club), Paul Hanagan; Santisma Trinidad (Tim Easterby; Chris & Antonia Deuters), Michael Doyle.

Southwell AW: (7f) La Sylphide (Ann Duffield, Constable Burton; Mrs S E Turnbull), George Duffield; (7f) Mai Tai (David Barker, Scorton; trainer), Iona Wands; (5f) Tancred Times (David Barker; trainer), Steve Whitworth.

Perth NH*: (hdl) Aston Mara (Mary Reveley; Mrs D J Buckley)

Saturday. - Epsom: (5f) Bishops Court (Lynda Ramsden, Sandhutton; Hb, D R Brotherton), Robert Winston.

Doncaster: (6f) Boadicea The Red (Brian Rothwell; Mrs D E Sharp), Clare Roche.

Haydock: (12f) Double Honour (Mark Johnston; the 4th Middleham Partnership), Joe Fanning; (8f) Nouf (Kevin Ryan, Hambleton; Mrs N L Spence), Joanna Badger.

Sunday. - Ripon: (6f) Lon Chief (David Barron, Maunby; trainer), Dean Mernagh; (12f) Tiyoun (David Barker; Miss Sharon Long), Willie Ryan.

Monday. - Nottingham: (8f) More Sirens (Lynda Ramsden; trainer), Robert Winston; (14f) Best Port (John Parkes, Upper Hemsley; W A Sellers), Keith Dalgleish.

Pontefract *: (5f) My American Beauty (Tim Easterby; Peter G Gorvin), Jamie Spencer; (8f) Moon Royale (Denys Smith, Bishop Auckland; B Batey), Keith Dalgleish.

Tuesday. - Redcar: (7f) Dispol Evita (Steve Kettlewell, Middleham; W B Imison), Kevin Darley; (16f) Radanpour (Mary Reveley; the Mary Reveley Racing Club), Kevin Darley.

Wednesday. - Beverley: (12f) Bollin Thomas (Tim Easterby; Hb, Sir Neil Westbrook), Willie Supple; (7f) Future Prospect (Mark Buckley, Upper Hemsley; C C Buckley), Fergal Lynch; (5f) Patrician (John Quinn; C R Galloway & R W North), Paul Hanagan.

Hamilton*: (5f) Mister Cosmi (Mark Johnston; Alessandro Gaucci), Dean McKeown.