The Racing Club's first runner, Young Label, won last June, and Young Elite was strong enough in scoring at his second run yesterday to suggest he has a real future.

'It's the first horse I've had for the Racing Club so I'm thrilled for them to win today, and I'm happy for Weichong, too,' said Fownes, who later added Bouncer (Darren Beadman) and Rich Dragon (Jacky Tong Chi-kit) to make it a memorable afternoon.

'Weichong's a great guy and a top rider, and things haven't come together for him in his contract with Ricky Yiu, but I'm sure they will at some point, and he's off the mark now, so it could be the start of something.'

The win got Marwing off the mark after 67 attempts, but the good news later turned sour when stewards hit Marwing with a two-day careless riding ban to begin on November 20.

Like Young Label, Young Elite was sourced from Price Bloodstock for The Racing Club by manager Mark Richards, former media commentator with the Jockey Club.

Price Bloodstock enjoyed a highlight day, too, with Skyview Bar making it a double on the day.

'It was only Young Elite's second race so I'm sure there's plenty more ahead and he'll come on, too, as he gets out over a bit further than 1,400m,' said Fownes.

'His first run was a real eye-catcher when the draw forced Olivier Doleuze to get well back in the field, but I asked Weichong to try to use gate one today and be a bit handier and he gave the horse a great ride. He's quite a big horse, so Weichong's done a good job to put him up there in the box seat but still be able to get him off the rail when he needed to.'

Fownes produced a master stroke with Bouncer in the eight race by adding blinkers for the first time, but Beadman wasn't too sure early in the race. 'Actually I thought we were in trouble,' he said. 'The first 100m, he was like a drunken sailor - quite lethargic - but then he settled down to it and finished strongly.'

Fownes said: 'He's had joint problems so we have to manage that. After his first run in September, we were able to get him comfortable by medicating him, then he had two trials to have him fit for this and the blinkers went on to keep him positive and make sure he had the zip for this distance.'

Rich Dragon's career has also been affected by joint problems - in his case the knee - but the gelding has found some new life this season stepping up in distance and is showing a liking for the all-weather surface.

'He's had his problems but he does seem to like the dirt and Jacky rode him perfectly,' the trainer said. 'Last time, he worked hard on the lead in a race where the winner came from well back so I wanted Jacky to be close to not too close today.'

Strong hand

Winners so far for Caspar Fownes, pictured receiving a kiss from his wife Alix. He is tied second in the trainers' table with John Size: 15