ICE Age is proving a real money-spinner for Eve Johnson Houghton’s Blewbury stables, near Didcot.

The four-year-old gelding recorded his third success this season – and fifth in total – when going two places better than 12 months ago in the valuable Sky Bet Windsor Sprint Series Finale Handicap at the Thameside track.

Showing a very willing attitude, the 7-1 shot made virtually all the running in the six-furlong contest under Edward Greatrex to capture the £46,687 first prize by a length from Upstaging.

Greatrex said: “He loves these races when they go quick and maintain the gallop, and it was a good effort. Eve and the team have been great to me, so thanks go to them.”

Johnson Houghton was back in the winner’s enclosure with Delannoy, who cruised to a six-lengths victory in a Goodwood selling stakes with Jim Crowley on board, before being sold to Andy Smith for £10,000.

It was the Woodway stables handler’s third winner of the week after Charlie Bishop powered home Hedging by a nose from Tulip Dress in a seven-furlong handicap at Chepstow.

On the same card, Pattie ended a frustrating spell of nine days without a winner for West Ilsley trainer Mick Channon when recording a three-quarters-of-a-length verdict over Here’s Two in a mile fillies’ handicap under Silvestre de Sousa.

Channon enjoyed further success on Saturday, landing a 64-1 across-the-card double with Tricksy Spirit (14-1) at Goodwood and Maksab (100-30) at Newmarket.

Tricksy Spirit stepped up markedly on her first two runs to make it third time lucky in a six-furlong fillies’ novice auction stakes in the hands of John Egan.

And Maksab bounced back to winning ways by getting up on the line to beat Tadleel by a nose in a seven-furlong nursery with de Sousa on board.

Goodwood also proved a happy hunting ground for Heather Main’s Kingston Lisle stables, near Wantage, with Island Cloud getting off the mark in a six-furlong apprentice handicap under David Egan.

Back at Windsor, Wantage trainer Henry Candy sent out Turnpike Trip to open his account with a smooth success in a mile-and-a-quarter maiden stakes in the hands of Dane O’Neill.

And Hughie Morrison’s decision to send Escape The City on the 508-mile round trip from his East Ilsley yard to Redcar was rewarded with victory in a seven-furlong fillies’ novice auction stakes, with Charlie Bennett on board.