From a young age living in regional New South Wales, Violet Soulsby always idolised jockeys and fantasised about making her own way into the riding ranks when she was old enough.

Karl Burke’s Spycatcher continued his love affair with Deauville when coming home best of all to land the Group 3 Prix de Meautry on Sunday.

For comeback jockey Lacey Morrison to post a career-best tally of winners in a season, as well as winning the Cleveland Bay Handicap at 40 years of age, is an extraordinary achievement.

William Haggas’ Al Aasy proved much too good for his rivals when strolling to victory in the Group 3 Geoffrey Freer Stakes at Newbury.

There are five meetings set to take place on Thursday, including at Newcastle where an eight-race card is scheduled.

A serious injury could have seen Bonnie Thomson walk away from the racing game all together, but instead it has only served to enhance her career.