St Leger winning jockey Tom Marquand's good form continued as he struck in the opener at Doncaster on Sunday.
Jockeys don't have much time to dwell on their successes - or failures - and it was business as usual for Marquand who got the leg up on Stormy Monday (4/1) in division one of the I Love Julie Parkes Handicap.
Papagei cut out much of the early running but the pace collapsed and those ridden further back came through to contest the lead with a quarter of a mile still to run.
Stormy Monday hit the front inside the final furlong and had to be ridden out to win by half a length from Crystal Mariner.
Marquand, who partnered Scandinavia to Classic glory on Saturday, joked: "I'm getting good on slow ones!
"That turned into a real test, we went real quick. He's a horse who went up to a mile and a half for a few runs and he wasn't quite getting home, coming back to a mile and a quarter last time seemed to suit him and they've gone an honest gallop and it's searching ground as well.
"I was worried the last 100 yards might feel like a long way for him but he had a good attitude and stayed well through the line."
Division two saw Say What You See (3/1) run out a ready winner for Liam Bailey and Billy Garritty.
Marquand went on to complete a double when partnering Getreadytorumble (9/2) to a neck success in the IPM Group Handicap for Jack Channon.
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Marquand, though, only beat one him in the preceding contest, the feature on the card, the Group 3 Japan Racing Association Sceptre Fillies' Stakes (replay above).
Victory went to Fair Angellica (11/1) who was providing Finley Marsh with the biggest success of his riding career when denying Bright Thunder by a head.
The Richard Hughes-trained filly had finished fourth in the 2024 renewal but had been a little in and out during the current campaign, winning a listed prize at Salisbury and finishing a close fourth in the Hackwood Stakes but struggling on other occasions.
Always prominent on this occasion, Fair Angellica responded well for pressure and stuck to her task to score.
Marsh told Sky Sports Racing: "I've got to thank the owners, they've been so good to me, keeping me on this filly. They're wonderful people, so down to earth.
"She's an absolute superstar, so brave. Seven would be a stretch for her, especially on this ground. I stayed on the bridle as long as I could, she's got so much speed. She was really, really tough; that last furlong took all of her to get it done. Just superb."
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