A RECORD crowd of 10,800 for the fixture, made All-Weather Championships day at Lingfield yesterday a huge success and those who waited for heavily-backed favourites to pay for the afternoon left the course more than happy.

It is hard to imagine Dandy Nicholls’ feelings if he watched events unfolding on television. Before various problems obliged him to step down, his best two horses were probably Kimberella and Sovereign Debt. Remarkably, half an hour after the former made his mark, the latter came fast and late to claim the Sunbets AW Mile Championships.