IT WAS another good day for trainer Jack Barber, who saddled three winners at the Cattistock meet at Littlewindsor.

Martin McIntyre rode a double and Ed Doggrell also had the first win of his riding career.

The Young Horse Maiden race was the first leg of McIntyre’s double when he rode Murifield to a comfortable victory.

Left in front after an incident after the fourth fence which ruled out Findusatgorcombe and favourite, Coastal Tiep, Murifield stayed on strongly to beat Flow With Eve and Running Bear.

McIntyre quickly brought up his double when Our Chief overturned the odds-on favourite Vards in the Restricted.

The first leg of Barber’s treble came courtesy of Aikideau ridden by Bryony Frost, who was not troubled to beat his two rivals in the Ladies’ race.

Taking it up after the fourteenth fence, he was able to beat Masterleaderman by four lengths and was notching up his third Ladies’ race of the season for his enthusiastic four lady owners.

The three-runner Men’s Open resulted in a surprise result when the outsider of three, Virginia Ash, proved too strong and gave his rider Ed Doggrell his first ever winner.

Trained by Stuart Penny for Sturminster Newton owner John Romans, the gelding had won races for Colin Tizzard, but this was his first point-to-point victory.

The Conditions race proved a remarkable comeback for 13-year-old Ballybub, who defied his years to defeat his younger rivals when ridden by Josh Newman.

Coastal Tiep, ridden by Stan Sheppard, who was brought down in the first race, made a quick reappearance after getting permission from the stewards to run in the Open Maiden and this time made no mistake when beating Faraway Star by four lengths.

The four-year-old, who cost 60,000 Euros last June, looks an exciting prospect for next season and will be moving from Barber’s yard to Ditcheat to run in a bumper in the autumn.

Barber’s training treble came up courtesy of Dunn’s River ridden by Christopher Barber, who won the Hunt race. Settled in third place, the winner charged at the second last and drew away to win by five lengths from Mr Lano.

This was a real family occasion with the gelding owned by Richard Barber, trained by his grandson Jack and ridden by another grandson, Christopher, who was notching up his second career victory after breaking his duck at Holnicote the day before.