Yes My Boy seals double for Watson

YES MY BOY made it two from two for Archie Watson with victory in the Betway ‘Confined’ Novice Stakes at Lingfield. Adam McNamara, who got the three-year-old home on his debut at Newcastle in February, again did the steering and despite favourite Chichester producing a late charge, the 9-2 chance finished off well in the mile-and-a-quarter prize after leading throughout.

McNamara said: “When I was in front he was pricking his ears and wasn’t really doing a lot, he could have probably done with some company, but it’s worked out well in the long run.

“He saved a lot of energy on the way round and picked up when I asked him. He possibly could get a mile and a half in time, he’s a big, galloping horse.

“We had him in the Classic Trial at Kempton on Wednesday, but he still had a little abscess so we had to take him out. It’s exciting because we don’t really know how good he is yet.”

It looks likely to be Salisbury next for Richard Hughes’ Punting (8-1) after she came out on top in the Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap.

Winning rider Shane Kelly said: “She is going the right way, got the trip well and I’d say she would probably get a little bit further as well so hopefully she progresses.”

Hughes said of the threeyear-old filly: “I ran her last year and she surprised me how well she ran on the first day and then she went and won, which was lovely.

“I thought she was better than her mark today.

“Shane said there’s no rush, but we’ll get a mile and a half on her. I had those mile-and-a-half handicaps around Salisbury in mind for her, something like that. She’s made for them.”