WEIGHING room veteran David Mansell celebrated is 200th winner with success at Chaddesley Corbett last Saturday.

The Gloucestershire rider, 54, guided Findlay's Find home in the conditions race to hit the milestone 21 years after his first win on Mis-E-Fishant.

A field of six lined up for the contest where Emma Yardley and Cyrien Star were keen to get to the front and led the field until challenged on the final climb.

Distime and Findlay’s Find started to overhaul the leader approaching the 16th, but Distime made an error at this vital stage of the race and lost five-lengths.

Mansell sent the favourite to the front as they raced downhill into the home straight, by which time Alex Edwards had got Distime back on an even keel and they began to eat into the leader’s advantage.

Findlay’s Find looked vulnerable between the final two fences but he met the last on a good stride and had no difficulty resisting the late challenge of his rival on the flat.

The rider’s wife Julie has done well to coax Findlay’s Find back to form after a long absence from the racecourse and the 12-year-old continues to show the enthusiasm of a horse half his age.

Mansell got the biggest cheer of the day when he celebrated his 200th winner by completing a Frankie Dettori-style flying dismount.

“I used to think three winners and a broken leg a season was good when I started riding, but then I met Julie and things really took off. Some people have suggested I retire, but I am not stopping - I love it and the horse is enjoying himself."

Bridgnorth jockey Alex Edwards started this meeting 10 wins clear of the reigning champion Will Biddick in the race for the National Jockeys Title. After just one win and several near misses it might have been the case of missed opportunities, but his nearest challengers suffered similar fates so he actually extended his lead in the Championship.

Spicy Fruity and Bartizan’s front running tactics carried them 15-lengths clear of the opposition at stages of the 2-1/2 mile Restricted, but it was a pace they could not maintain which enabled the favourite Salvatore to close the gap as they met the rising ground.

The winner hit the front approaching two out and stormed into the lead and the partnership were in full command from this point had an eight-length advantage over their rivals at the post.

Edwards teamed up with the Diana Ralph trained Drumhart in the Mixed Open and as they straightened up for the judge it seemed as though Edwards would chalk up another winner as his mount passed the long-time leader Againn Dul Aghaidh early in the home straight.

Ballycahane is becoming a bit of a Chaddesley specialist as the nine-year-old recorded his third course success with a facile win over Mr Moss in the Novice Riders Race.