TOO occupied watching jump racing on television on Saturday to see if Sylvester Kirk was at Lingfield as newcomer Family Fortunes won the three-year-old maiden, I did watch fellow Co Antrim-born trainer Neil Mulholland give a very calm interview following the victory of Pilgrims Bay at Kempton.

The seven-year-old Turtle Island gelding has to be held up for a late run and James Best carried out his orders to perfection in the Grade 3 BetBright Handicap Chase over three miles. The 25/1 shot was only sent to the front at the last before going on to beat another former Irish pointer, Double Shuffle, by half a length.