Fledgling trainer Jamie Osborne ended two months of misery as newcomer St Antim obliged at Haydock Park today.
The 25-1 chance provided the former leading jump jockey with only his third success since he sent out his first runners in January.
St Antim, with Joe Fanning deputising for the injured Francis Norton, produced a powerful late burst to lead on the line and pip Track The Cat by a short-head in the Annual Badgeholders Club Maiden Stakes.
Osborne had endured 67 blank days and he said: 'It`s been a tricky time for me but hopefully things will be a bit different now.
'I had to stop completely in July because things were going so badly.
'But since then I`ve changed the way I`ve been doing things and I`ve been peppering the targets without anything winning.
'I`ve got 30 or so two-year-olds to run so it`s going to be a busy back-end - everything`s going to be condensed into the last three months.'
St Antim was carrying the colours of Hilda Clarke whose husband Stan is the boss at several racecourses.
'This horse has always shown us plenty but she has had problems with her health and has been very weak. She`s going to have a nice future,' said Osborne.
Effervesce overcame the tribulations of a trying journey to the races to secure the first victory of her career.
After a hold up on the M62, the filly virtually walked off the horsebox straight into the paddock for the Rainhill Nursery.
But it did her no harm as she proceeded to defeat eight rivals, holding on by a neck and the same from Love Tune and Byo.
'We had a blow out on the wagon bringing her here and we had to get her out while the tyre was replaced,' said trainer Mark Buckley.
'We had about a minute to spare when we got here and the girl with her had to get her ready in the box.
'It wasn`t the ideal preparation but I wanted to run as we`d been waiting for some soft ground.'
The softer terrain and decision to drop back to the minimum trip were instrumental in the success of the filly who managed to win despite jockey Alan Daly putting up 3lb overweight.
'The ground was just too fast for her at Pontefract then Jimmy (Quinn) said she didn`t stay when running here last time,' Buckley.
Daly was banned for one day (August 19) for using his whip with excessive frequency on the winner.
The easier underfoot conditions also brought about improvement in Golden Way, who landed the Threepwood Maiden Stakes in some style.
John Reid`s mount stretched away in the final furlong to defeat Aymara by three lengths.
Shattered Silence, the favourite, faded tamely into third after making much of the running.
'The ground is the most important thing - she`s not been the soundest of fillies and has had problems with her knees,' said trainer Ed Dunlop.
'The main thing was to get a win on the board as she is a well-bred filly. I`m sure she will stay further.'
Polar Red justified his skinny price of 4-6 with a comfortable dismissal of six rivals in the Tote Jackpot Handicap.
Pat McCabe eased heavily in the final 100 yards, allowing Capriccio to close to a flattering one and a quarter lengths.
Dakota Sioux emerged victorious in the Tilston Handicap after running a curious race.
The filly looked likely to finish among the also-rans after losing the lead in the home straight.
But she suddenly picked up the bit and with Gyles Parkin urging her on she led in the final 50 yards to defeat Moonlight Song by three-parts of a length.
'It was a funny sort of race but you have to give her credit for battling back,' said trainer Richard Fahey.
'The fitting of blinkers have made all the difference to her. She`s not ungenuine - just laid back.'
