Missus Links had earlier provided them with the first half of their meeting double, while Alyson Malzard also turned out two winners in the Jersey Race Club meeting.
Minnie’s Mystery has been running creditably this season without success, but was finally able to show a clean pair of hooves to old adversary’s Crossways and this season’s success story Off Minor.
The grey took over from long-time leader Crossways and Rawiller only had to keep Minnie’s up to her work holding on by three and two lengths respectively.
Although the stewards enquired into the race, the winner never seemed in danger of being demoted and the general scrimmaging that happened as the field passed the furlong marker could not be used as an excuse for any of the beaten horses.
McCready/Rawiller opened the meeting with a victory on Missus Links in the Stanley Bet Handicap.
Links followed up her win at the previous meeting by holding off the challenges of Time to Wyn and English raider Isleofhopeandtears in a driving finish.
Isleofhopeandtears, whose jockey Paddy Aspell carried two pounds overweight, led from the start and despite being headed by the first two in the final furlong, made a renewed effort and just failed by a head and half a length.
Not for the first time this year it appears that carrying extra weight seems to have meant the difference between victory and defeat.
As for the winner she once again showed great tenacity at the finish and might still be capable of producing further improvement, while the runner up is now on a handy mark and should not be ignored if running over a similar trip in the forthcoming meetings.
Trainer Malzard’s first success of the afternoon came when Keep on Running led from pillar to post for the second successive meeting to land the Investec Handicap Hurdle.
Jockey Adam Jones once again gave the seven-year-old an impeccable ride giving him a breather down the back straight and quickening away as the rest of the field started to close turning into the home straight; the only worry the winner gave his supporters was two sloppy jumps over the closing hurdles although runner-up Jaskini never seemed likely to close the gap.
Eljay’s Boy, who was beaten six lengths back in third, showed enough form in defeat to indicate that he could yet salute the judge before the end of the season Malzard’s second winner came courtesy of Perfect Portrait who took advantage of minimum-distance specialist Highland’s Flight’s non appearance by leading from the fall of the flag when winning the Trinity Holdings Sprint Handicap by one-and-a-half lengths from Catcando, with Johayro once again showing no signs of his age in third.
Twelve runners went to post for the final race, the largest field at Les Landes for two seasons.
Trainer Joan Le Brocq, who saddled a third of the field, had first and second as Hakam, under a driving finish by stable jockey Vince Slattery, just got the better of Cheeky Girl by a head, with Snow Lark a further neck away in third.
The afternoon was profitable for seven lucky punters who shared the Tote Jackpot between them and hopefully they and many others will take advantage of the Race Club’s next meeting on Friday 24 June – a perfect way to unwind after a hard week at work and is the only evening fixture of the season, first race at 6.45.
