The weather may have been grim but it was still a good day for the Richard Whitaker team at Ripon, with Moonstreaker and Shaloo Diamond relishing the conditions to complete a 103-1 double in the hands of stable apprentice Michael Stainton.

Moonstreaker, 12-1, was sent to the front at the quarter-mile marker in the NFU Mutual Challenge Handicap and strode away to pass the post with two and three-quarter lengths to spare over Keisha Kayleigh.

Whitaker, who owns the gelding in partnership by Ian Ender, was represented by his son Simon, who said: "Moonstreaker is getting better as he gets older, he had a lot of teething problems as a young horse.

"Dean McKeown said the ground was too firm for him when he rode him at Beverley last time and when we saw the forecast (for rain) we thought we would come here and fortunately the forecast was right."

Stainton left things a bit later on the Brian Bedford-owned Shaloo Dancer (7-1) in the Weatherbys Bloodstock Handicap, bringing him with a perfectly-timed run to lead inside the last 100 yards and go a length clear of Just Rob.

Whitaker went on: "It has been a good day because both the winners are home-bred too.

"Shaloo Diamond is a big horse who has been very green and a bit weak, but he will get better."

Rising Shadow gained his first success for trainer Noel Wilson under a good ride from Jimmy Quinn in the feature £13,000 Nick Wilmot-Smith Memorial Handicap.

Rising Shadow (4-1) was successful once for Richard Fahey and five times for David Barron before joining Wilson at Flaxton, near York.

Wilson said: "It is nice to get him back winning, he has been a good horse but he has got his problems, his joints are not nice to look at.

"Our blacksmith Ryan Batty has done a great job in building up his shoes and so helping protect the joints."

Mick Channon's newcomer Charging Indian (5-1) is now bound for Royal Ascot after gamely opening his account under Eddie Creighton in the EBF Bishopton Maiden Stakes.

Creighton was gaining his first success on the course and he said: "The ground is horrible really. Charging Indian has been working well at home and I think he will be going to Royal Ascot now.

"We brought him here to try and win with him before going there and six furlongs will suit him."

Michael Jarvis' Ebn Malk was a hot 6-5 favourite to get off the mark at the third attempt and duly obliged under Philip Robinson in the Davenham Property Finance Maiden Stakes.

Graham Gibbons was suspended for one day, June 22, for careless riding on the unplaced Hawk Mountain.

Declan Carroll had a winner at both Carlisle and Thirsk on Monday and was on the mark again when Hits Only Vic came out best under David Allan in the Baker Tilly Handicap.

Carroll said: "Twelve months ago all my horses went down with staggers, a toxic poisoning through the hay, and one in fact died. But they are running well again now and long may it continue."

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