Curtis fires in treble at Beverley Irish jockey Ben Curtis racked up a treble at Beverley as the Yorkshire track hosted its third behind-closed-doors fixture. Steering William Haggas’ 6-1 chance Manaabit to a comfortable win in division two of the William Hill Lengthen #yourodds Handicap, the jockey then triumphed aboard Hugo Palmer’s Golden Pass in the William Hill Betting TV Maiden Fillies’ Stakes. The latter, a three-year-old daughter of Golden Horn, started at 9-5 and took a wide line to prevail by three-quarters of a length from the John Gosden-trained Lightness, who is owned by the Queen and went to post as evens favourite. Curtis, who was also denied by just a neck aboard Lanika earlier on the card, then struck again when Roger Fell’s Zihaam was a half-a-length winner of the William Hill Foundation Supporting Alzheimer’s Society Handicap at a price of 11-4. “I came here with a good book of rides, and it’s been a brilliant day,” he said. “When I got chinned in the first I thought it was going to be a horrible day, but it’s turned out great. “You come here and do your job, and that’s what I’ve done. It’s a bit strange behind closed doors and it’s a shame no one is here to watch, but at least I’ve got my valet to cheer for me!”
