KERRY'S DREAM produced a performance of star potential at Ripon yesterday when romping home in the style of a smart juvenile on her debut in the Sharow Maiden Stakes.

Jockey David Allan was in no hurry to make his move aboard the newcomer, however, when he pulled out Kerry's Dream to make her challenge, the filly found the necessary acceleration to dash past long-time leader, Joseph Locke.

"This is a very good filly, we thought she'd need this run badly but she's hardly blowing at all," said successful trainer Tim Easterby, who is already considering saving Kerry's Dream for the immensely valuable £200,000 St Leger Sales race in the autumn.

Another filly to put a shine on proceedings in no uncertain fashion was Antica, the ready winner of the Copt Hewick Handicap.

Darryll Holland's decision to stay on the far rail reaped a handsome dividend because when he asked for maximum effort from Antica, she swept past the leaders with imperious ease.

"Antica has grown a bit over the winter and was far from fully wound up. She showed plenty of speed and will improve again for the run," reported her delighted Newmarket handler, Mark Tompkins.

Holland and Tompkins also teamed up to complete a 41-1 double when Conkering got the better of the 15-8 favourite, Angel Voices, in the one mile Skelton Maiden Stakes.

There was a major upset for the feature Ripon Silver Bowl Stakes when 20-1 outsider, Profit's Reality, just got the better of the odds-on 4-9 market leader, Blue Monday.

The latter, last year's Zetland Gold Cup and Cambridgeshire winner, took the lead at the furlong pole, but was worn down near the finish by the sheer dogged determination of Profit's Reality.

"He was too keen and spoiled his chance in the Rosebery at Kempton's weekend meeting where we had high hopes for him, however he's made up for it here.

"I'm eyeing up a couple of races at Epsom, and he might be even better with a pair of blinkers on," explained trainer Paul Blockley, who was full of praise for the canny ride Robbie Fitzpatrick gave Profit's Reality.

While Mark Johnston was at Newmarket to welcome back Atlantic Waves to the winners' enclosure, his wife Deirdre played her part by saddling the battling 15-8 scorer, Peppertree Lane.

"The horses were flying until mid-February, the wet and windy weather then set us back but with three winners in the past two days we're picking up again," said Deirdre.

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