JOCKEY Mark Winn was the toast of Gin and Gents Evening at Redcar on Saturday after landing his first treble and riding out his claim.

Winn scored on Knights Affair for his retained yard of David O’Meara and followed up on Hurstwood for Peter Niven, and Mrs Trump for Paul Midgley.

The young rider started the day claiming three pounds but has now ridden out his claim with 31 wins this season.

After Mrs Trump had come with a strong run to catch Tees Douge by a neck in Division Two of the Join Racing TV For £12 This Weekend Handicap, Winn said: “Happy days – I’m delighted.”

He added: “It's a nice way to bring up the treble and lose my claim because Paul has been a big supporter this year, and it was great to get one for the boss too.”

The double – or ‘Winn-Winn’ – had come in the preceding race on the admirable grey Hurstwood, who was winning for the ninth time when getting up close home to beat Tracy Waggott’s Lady Of The Garr in Division One.

Trainer Peter Niven said: “He’s a grand horse and has been really unlucky a couple of times this season, so he deserved that. We were very hopeful today.”

The son of Dark Angel is owned by three farriers who work for Tim Easterby – Brian Greenley, James Lawson and Matt Aygo – who make up the Hard Held partnership, along with Angus Racing.

Brian said: “We thought he should have won at Ripon last time but got stopped in his run.”

Winn had kicked off his hat-trick on Knights Affair, for his home yard of David O’Meara, in the Market Cross Jewellers Handicap. The Bated Breath gelding stayed on stoutly to readily beat Phil Kirby’s Gastronomy by three-and-a-quarter lengths.

The most eye-catching performance of the evening came from Karl Burke’s imposing two-year-old Jungle Drums who made all and stretched clear to win by four lengths in the Bakers Tailoring EBF Restricted Novice Stakes.

Jockey Shane Gray was clearly impressed with the son of Bungle Inthejungle, saying: “He's a big, scopey horse and will make a nice three-year-old. He was definitely the best horse in the race and took some pulling up at the end."

The colt won on his debut at Hamilton before being runner-up in a listed race at Newbury, and he looks a horse with a good future.

The seven-race card got underway with a win for Titainium in the Every Race Live On Racing TV Apprentice Handicap, setting up celebrations at The Grange Arms, in Hornby, near Northallerton.

It’s the local pub for owners, Michael Blench, George Leggott and Russ McCallion, who make up The Hornby Hornets syndicate, and it’s where they met trainer Grant Tuer.

George said: "We got the horse as a yearling and he didn't race at two. We think he'll get a mile and a half and be a lot better as a four-year-old so, hopefully, there's more fun to come."

The winner stayed on well under Christian Howarth to win by half a length from David O’Meara’s Young Fire, and deny Mark Winn what would have been a four-timer.

"He's pretty unexposed and there was plenty in tank," reported Howarth.

A confident ride from Paul Mulrennan saw Naepoint, trained by Ed Bethell at Middleham, dominate the Markse Fabrications & Engineering Handicap, from the front. The pair forged clear to comfortably beat Grant Tuer’s Empire of Light, with hat-trick-seeking favourite Zozimus third.

"The further he went, the better he went," said Mulrennan, who suggested the plan could be a return to Redcar for the Woodsmith Construction Straight Mile Series final in October.

The remaining racingtv.com Handicap went to Archduke Ferdinand, trained at Malton by Seb Spencer, and ridden by five-pound claimer Alex Jary.

The topweight had shown improved form to land a handicap at Newmarket a week earlier and was always doing enough under a 3lbs penalty to beat Paul Midgley’s Novello Lad.

“Seb’s always thought highly of him. He won well at Newmarket and seems to be improving,” said Jary.