TOM Dascombe had a good couple of days. At Ayr on Thursday, he won a two-year-olds’ novice stakes with Morisco and, less than an hour after he won the Ayr Gold Cup with Angel Alexander and he won a three-runner older horses’ novice stakes at Catterick with Mogsy.

Then on Monday, he sent Sir Boris to Fairyhouse for the Listed Ballyhane Blenheim Stakes, and he won that too.

It was a game performance too by Sir Boris. Declan McDonogh bounced him out of the gate, he led his four rivals, wide around the home turn, and he bagged the stands rail. It looked like Soul Search was coming to claim him when she mounted her challenge towards the centre, but Tom Dascombe’s horse battled on well for McDonogh along the stands rail, and he forged on to win by a length and a half in the end, the front pair nicely clear of Zarziyni.

Sir Boris was a 14/1 shot, he had plenty to find on official ratings with Soul Search and Zarziyni, but he is tough and he obviously loves those soft conditions. He has now won three of his five races, all three wins gained on soft ground.

The Due Diligence colt does not hold any lofty entries, but he will remain of interest if he races again this year on soft ground.