Weymes' wait over

John Weymes trained his first winner since taking over from his father Ernie in February when White Star Lady took the opener at Musselburgh yesterday.

John Weymes trained his first winner since taking over from his father Ernie in February when White Star Lady took the opener at Musselburgh yesterday.

The daughter of So Factual responded gamely to Robert Winston's urgings to hold favourite Amamackemmush in the Whitelaw Selling Stakes.

A relieved Weymes said: "Nothing's gone right this year. We've had a bad case of the virus, we have six on box rest with fractures of one sort or another and things have take their time coming."

The trainer, who retained White Star Lady without a bid at the post-race auction, added: "We've got about 10 to run, so we'll keep plugging away and keep working hard."