Craine successfully adapts on the level.

Byline: RAY GILPIN

STEPHEN Craine's decision to pursue a carer as a dual-purpose jockey is paying off and he was again seen to good effect on Conry in the TurfTV.co.uk Handicap at a misty Catterick yesterday, writes RAY GILPIN.

He brought the Patrick Morris-trained three-year-old with a sustained run to collar the gallant Grissom close home and win by half a length at 14-1 in the seven furlong heat.

Well established as a National Hunt jockey, Craine gained his first success on the Flat at Redcar at the end of August and having now taken his score to nine on the level, he will attempt a rare double today.

Craine explained: "I have two rides over at Haydock tomorrow afternoon for Patrick (Morris), one over fences and the other over hurdles and then I go off to Kempton's Flat meeting for four rides."

Apprentice Billy Cray was suspended for two days (October 11 and 12) for careless riding on Grissom. Cray was then unshipped after passing the line and gave up his ride in the final race due to a minor leg injury. Paul Hanagan has a good record for Newmarket trainer William Haggas and they teamed up successfully again with Lovely Thought in the Go Racing At Wetherby This Friday Handicap. Sent off the 9-4 favourite he strode away to win by four lengths.

Despite Hanagan picking up a two-day ban for careless riding on Lovely Thought (October 11 and 12) the blow was softened as he completed a double on Peter Niven's Beat The Shower (6-1) in the second division of the 12 furlong handicap. The Gary and Lesley Middlebrook colours made famous by Reverence were carried to victory by Silk Gallery in the first division of the five furlong handicap.

Revelator showed the benefit of his debut in August when racing to a convincing success in the Cowthorpe Median Auction Maiden Stakes, while the catterickbridge.co.uk Handicap went to Mark Tompkins' No Rules (6-1), which was notable for the fact that the trainer also had winners at Yarmouth and Southwell during the afternoon.