Sometimes, even if you lose, you can still identify as a winner.

Peter Fernie and Lucy Fiore, who proved an irresistible combination in the recently completed Kalgoorlie season, carried that force into black-type company at Ascot on Saturday following the front-running win of Sentimental Hero in the Listed A.J.Scahill Cup (2100m), opening the possibility to an even bigger prize on New Year’s Day.

Apprentice jockey Rosie Mahony has always looked up to her cousin, WA’s leading female jockey, Lucy Fiore.

Trainer Dan Morton is confident he has stable star Super Smink primed to play a big part in this year’s TABtouch-Pinnacles series, as she prepares for her second-up assignment in Saturday’s Group 3 Eurythmic Stakes (1400m) at Ascot.

Trainer Jeremy Easthope is looking forward to saddling Upper Limits and believes he’s primed to turn the tables in the $100,000 Blue Spec Stakes (1650m) at Belmont on Saturday.