David Nicholls has an impressive record at the home of the Derby, with the Thirsk-based trainer having saddled 14 winners in the last five seasons.

He added to his haul with a 38-1 double with Fire Up The Band and Gift Horse.

Fire Up The Band made virtually all the running under new jockey Richard Hughes in the Vodafone 'Dash' Stakes Heritage Handicap.

Hughes soon had his mount racing against the stand rail and although Fire Up The Band was strongly pressed throughout the country's fastest five furlongs, he was always too strong.

He held on to score by a length and a half from his stable companion Peace Offering, who was ridden by Nicholls' son Adrian, with Corridor Creeper a short head away in third.

Hughes was replacing Nicholls junior on the winner and the trainer said: ''It's a pity Adrian didn't ride it as he's been on Fire Up The Band all the time, but that's the way it is.

''The owners wanted a change on him, or some people did, and that's it. Fire Up The Band will go for the Wokingham. He'll have to go there now.

''We haven't had Peace Offering very long but you'll hear a lot more about him in the future.''

Franny Norton will miss the last four days of the Royal meeting after being banned on June 15 to 18 for careless riding on the unplaced Plateau. Corridor Creeper's jockey Shane Kelly was suspended for one day (June 19) for careless riding.

Gift Horse landed a huge gamble in the Vodafone Sprint Handicap under a typically strong ride from Kieren Fallon.

After watching the five-year-old justify 13-8 favouritism, Nicholls said: ''I don't know where all the money came from, but I knew the horse was well."