Sean Curran left it to the last possible moment to land a fair old gamble in the Season Finale At Royal Windsor Racecourse Handicap.

As the Berkshire track closed its doors for 2008, there had been notable support all morning for Curran's Sainglend despite a 102-day absence and he was backed at all prices down to 7-1.

Sainglend's owners were all smiles despite the rain lashing down as Paul Doe made it a job well done.

Last season's Scottish Grand National-winning trainer explained: "I told the owners to have a bit each-way at 33s.

"His last run was three months ago, he went wrong, and then he went wrong again a month ago. This was our last chance really as he seems to work better on the grass than the all-weather. He'd probably make a hurdler now."

Richard Mullen took the star honours for the jockeys by driving home a double for Sheikh Rashid Bin Mohammed.

The 32-year-old rider is having his best ever season in Britain and will be able to reacquaint himself with the Sheikh's runners in Dubai in just a fortnight's time.

Both Mullen's winners had made the long journey from Bryan Smart's North Yorkshire stable.

The visored Final Salute (16-1) found enough improvement on his fourth start to peg back 7-2 favourite Ben's Dream in the racingdiary.com Nursery Handicap.

Despite the same half-length winning margin, it was smoother sailing for Kheleyf's Silver as she justified 5-2 favouritism in the Ladbrokes/racing Post Winner, D A Kelly Median Auction Maiden Stakes.

"Ted Durcan and I ride the owner's horses between us, but he's at Pontefract, as is Tom Eaves, so I was lucky to pick up the rides," said Mullen.

"Ted and I were joint-champions in Dubai one year and I'll be back out there for the first meeting in a couple of weeks.

"My agent Tony Hind has done a great job and I am on to 55 for the season, the most I've had here.

"Final Salute might be the better one today. I had nowhere to go but he's a bit of a character and it might have helped him to make up the ground."

The Michael Jarvis yard remains in fine form and 3-1 favourite Inchwood supplemented Playfellow's Listed race victory at Pontefract by scoring eased-down by four and a half lengths in the £15,000 Ladbrokes Odds On John Butler Handicap.

Mister Ross, with Ryan Moore jocked up for his father Gary, was an obvious candidate for the Superior Sausage Company Handicap with three runs in maidens qualifying him for a mark.

The 5-1 joint-favourite bolted up by eight lengths and is likely to be out under a penalty.

Pat Eddery's Stand In Flames (10-1) got the best of a blanket finish for the Ladbrokes Odds On Victoria Newbury Shop Claiming Stakes.