THE Group 3 Princess Margaret Stakes saw Shropshire-based Dave Loughnane not only train his first pattern-race winner, but also provide the third-placed finisher in this juvenile contest at Ascot on Sunday.

The 5/1 shot Santosha (Tom Greatrex) always travelled well behind the pace set by stable-companion Caroline Dale (Hollie Doyle). The daughter of Coulsty took over at around the two-furlong pole and kept on well to repel the late challenge of Hala Hala Hala (Kevin Ryan/Oisin Murphy) by three-quarters of a length, with the same distance back to Caroline Dale, who rallied for third.