THE flat season has become accustomed to father and son training operations coming to the fore in recent times and it was a similar story at Portrush as Colin McKeever saddled Gortmillish to take the opening four-year-old maiden winner before his son Graham followed up half an hour later with Brayhill in the five-year-old maiden.

Not unlike the O’Brien family, Graham’s winner was trained last season by Colin who recommended the change of scenery which has worked out well for all parties.