Kevin Darley became the first jockey to reach 50 winners for the season and ended the day on 51 thanks to a 201-1 Ripon four-timer with Godmersham Park, Ecology, Eastern Trumpeter and Aranyi.
Godmersham Park was gaining his eighth success, but his first on Turf when taking the seller after which Paul Felgate retained him without a bid, while John Dunlop's pair Ecology and Aranyi were opening their accounts in maiden races.
The Tote Trifecta Sprint Stakes (Showcase Handicap) was a triumph for the handicapper with less than three lengths covering the first ten, with Milton Bradley's Eastern Trumpeter leading them home with a neck to spare over Brecongill Lad.
Darley said: 'I can't recall ever making a better start, but last year I had had only 12 winners to the end of May but then things took off and I had 52 in the next six weeks.
'Things are going well now, and I had a super ride to finish sixth on Hatha Anna in the Derby yesterday so I just hope I can keep things going,' added the leader in the jockeys' championship.
Eastern Trumpeter's success was a reward for Bradley's dedication too as he explained: 'I got back home from Epsom in the box at about 9.30 last night , had a quick cup of tea, switched the horses and then came up here arriving at about half past two.
'It was about half past three before I go my head down but this win has made the effort all worthwhile.
'Eastern Trumpeter is in a handicap at York on Friday but I don't think he will go as much as the 6lb penalty he would have there so I think we will give it a miss.'
Wilf Storey is still ruing the fact that Colway Ritz missed the 1999 John Smiths' Cup at York but the six-year-old is in line for a crack at this year's review following his success in the Middleham Trainers Association Handicap.
Tyrone Williams, whose wife Carol had earlier won the Ladies Derby for Lady Amateur riders at Newmarket, sent Colway Ritz on two out in the ten furlongs test.
The six-year-old kept up well to hold of Freedom Quest by three-quarters of a length and Storey said: 'The ground had dried up just enough for him today.
'I wish we had been able to run him in the York race last year, but by the time the ground dried up there and I realised he was good enough, the entries had closed.'
Storey has his horses in good form, and he added: 'He had beaten the horse who finished third in the John Smiths when they met at Redcar so that made it worse, but we will have a go this time and hope the ground is right for him.'
