First meeting of the flat season

Despite the Queen being in mourning, two of her horses still ran at Windsor on Monday - the track's first meeting of the new Flat season - but neither made the frame in their respective races.

Spring Is Sprung, trained by Michael Bell and ridden by champion jockey Oisin

Murphy, finished fourth of eight in the opening race, while Evaluation (Sir Michael Stoute/Richard Kingscote) was fifth of nine in the 2.40 race although was running on well at the end of 10 furlongs.

The winner of the first race over five furlongs produced a massive shock as it was won by Arboy Will at 150-1, one of the longest priced winners ever at the track.

Trained by veteran John Bridger and ridden by young Willie Carson, Arboy Will got a bit wound up before the race, banging his head in the saddling box, but he bounced out of the gate and then comfortably held off the 6/4 favourite Zoltan Star from Richard Hannon's yard. The winner may now go to Royal Ascot.

Hampshire-based Bridger has been training for around 55 years but this was his first twoyear-old winner on a debut run.

In the second race, 100/30 favourite Mister Bluebird flew home, also over the minimum distance, with William Buick riding for trainer Heather

Main. The jockey was particularly delighted to be out in the sun on Monday as he had been in quarantine at the West Drayton Holiday Inn with his wife and child for 12 days following his return from Dubai, where he had spent the winter riding.

Trainer Roger Charlton has entered Pleasant Man in the Epsom Derby but may think again following Windsor's third race, where the odds-on favourite could only finish third behind Lord Protector (11/2), who was ridden by Hector Crouch.

There was joy for favourite backers in the fourth race with Stopnsearch (100/30) obliging for jockey Rossa Ryan and trainer Brett Johnson.

Another favourite Edraak (2/1) looked a decent sprinter in the making when winning with plenty to spare in the six-furlong handicap with Murphy doing the steering. He, too, was delighted to be out in the fresh Windsor air following his 10day self-isolation at the Holiday Inn.

Bint Al Anood, previously trained by John Gosden, won the one-mile handicap for his new trainer, David Loughnane.