Tim Easterby was in double form at odds of near 78-1 at Newcastle thanks to wins with Robinzal and Collateral Damage.

The latter was backed from 9-2 into 11-4 favourite in the Mali Jenkins Maiden Stakes and duly obliged with a decisive victory under Dave Allan.

The youngster was always prominent before hitting the front at the two-furlong pole and then had to be ridden out to hold the late challenge of O'Tara by three-quarters of a length.

Keith Stone, representing Easterby, said: ''I don't think he's a bad horse. They went some pace on the soft ground but he did it well.''

Allan, who only returned from injury on Monday, has now had three winners in as many days.

Fergal Lynch was on board Robinzal in the Close House Country Club Handicap and he gave the gelding a strong ride to beat Art Elegant by a length and three-quarters.

''He loves this soft ground,'' said Stone.

''He ran well on Friday at Redcar on what was his first run since he won at Catterick in June.''

The Royston Ffrench-ridden Jordans Spark just got the better of Baby Barry by a neck after a protracted battle over the last two furlongs of the Parkinson's Disease Society Claiming Handicap.

''He's been toiling over jumps but he just doesn't stay,'' said trainer Peter Monteith.

''Soft ground and this mile are just right for him - another furlong and he'd have been beaten today.''

Cleaver ran out an impressive winner of the Parkinson's Disease Society Handicap to help Philip Robinson register a 1,637-1 treble.

The Lady Herries-trained four-year-old raced quite keenly but Robinson soon got him settled at the back of the field before making good headway in the straight to take the lead a furlong out.

Cleaver quickly sprinted clear to score in good style by three lengths from Rotuma.

The 20-1 winner was having only his fifth career start after suffering a catalogue of injury problems.

l The biggest European raiding party for more than a decade will head to New York next week after a bumper entry of 22 was confirmed for the Breeders' Cup at yesterday's pre-entry stage.

The strongest challenge is unquestionably in the John Deere-sponsored 2m Turf, an event which a European runner has won for five of the last six years.

Bago, Motivator, Shirocco and Alkaased are all confirmed runners, but it is the John Oxx-trained Azamour who heads the betting at a best price of 3-1 with Coral, Ladbrokes and Totesport.

Found to have pulled a muscle when fifth in the Irish Champion Stakes on his latest start, a foot abscess then ruled the four-year-old out of a trip to Paris for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, but Oxx said: ''When he ran in the Irish Champion, it was his first and only bad run. It was a relief when the pulled muscle came to light.