IT was a very notable day in the training career of Johnny Murtagh as he sent out his first pattern race winner for the Aga Khan when Shartash pounced late in the Group 2 GAIN Railway Stakes.

Murtagh enjoyed many great days in these colours as a jockey, which included Irish Derby wins on Sinndar and Alamshar, and he joined the great owner-breeder’s roster of trainers last year.