Three-year-old maiden Hedge Craft, despite failing to leave the starting gates in an advantageous manner, including spinning and refusing to race in one of his four prior starts, was bet at 8-5 fa.
Trainer Patrick Smellie can now breathe a sigh of relief as after 17 attempts he was able to saddle his first winner for the 2023 racing season.
Smellie's success came with six-year-old grey.