Former jockey Nick Scholfield registered his first victory as a trainer when St Irene obliged favourite-backers in the pricedup.bet Mares’ Maiden Hurdle at Wincanton.

Scholfield won four times at the highest level and notched three Cheltenham Festival winners during his near 20-year career in the saddle, and has been fast out of the blocks in his new venture, with his 13th runner proving lucky in Somerset just two weeks after sending out his first starter.