Bath: Dettori bridges a seven-year gap to score on Aurelia.

Byline: Andrew King

FRANKIE Dettori thrilled the crowds at Bath yesterday when booting home a treble - but it wasn't all joy as he was also fined pounds 250 for using his mobile phone.

Aurelia's victory in the ten-furlong juvenile maiden completed a rollercoaster afternoon for Dettori as it proved the final leg of a brilliant hat-trick.

A large number of racegoers made their way to the winner's circle following the success hoping for a trademark Dettori flying dismount, and he did not let them down after the Sir Mark Prescott-trained filly dug very deep to rally back past Kawakib for a head verdict.

Dettori said: "I've only had one ride before for Sir Mark and that was on a horse called Espartero in the Stewards' Cup. That was seven years ago, though, and he had rung me to remind me of the fact.

"He told me I'd better get this one right or it would be another seven years before I had another ride for him, but luckily the filly stuck her head out and battled all the way to the line."

Dettori had earlier been on the mark with Forzenuff in the opening juvenile maiden and Exquisite Affair, who made every yard of the running to lift the two-mile, one-furlong handicap at the expense of Azur.

The jockey added: "I'm here today as I want to get 100-winners on the board before the season ends and

I'll go anywhere to try to make sure I get the ton."

Forzenuff's trainer, Epsom-based Jim Boyle, was saddling his eighth winner of the season, and he said: "That's eight for us, which is all right, but on the flip side we've had around 18 second places, so it could have been better."

Barry Hills's Calcutta has been called a few names in the past but did nothing wrong when taking the mile conditions stakes for the second year running after making all and holding off Izdiham by a neck.

Lobos, having his first outing for new trainer Gary Moore since being switched from Simon Dow's yard,

ran out a comfortable winner of the apprentice handicap in the hands of Ricky Lake.

Sir Michael Stoute boasts a fairly healthy strike rate with his runners at the course and the Newmarket trainer struck again when Brett Doyle partnered Esplanade to land the ten-furlong maiden with five lengths to spare over Duescals.

at a glance

Star performance

Frankie Dettori, riding at the top of his form at the moment, as he notched a quick-fire hat-trick

If at first you don't succeed . . .

Lobos, who dropped his maiden tag at the 20th attempt when taking the apprentices' handicap on his first outing for new trainer Gary Moore

Quote of the day

"I must have ridden 25 winners in the past two weeks and I feel I am on fire, so I might give Arsene Wenger a ring to see if he wants me to play up front" - Frankie Dettori in jubilant mood after completing his hat-trick

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