The crowd at York Races yesterday was 8,100 - about a 1,000 increase on the corresponding day last year.

The big race was won by Lone Piper, ridden by Jason Weaver, who is pictured leading home the 18 runners in the Lawrence Batley Rated Stakes.

Weaver also won the Lone Piper Whisky Handicap on Pride of Pendle, the horse's third troumph on Knavesmire.

There was a winner for Ripon trainer Peter Calver, who landed the Best Buy Products Maiden Auction Stakes with Studley Park.

York Wednesday results

2.00 Levy Board Petrushka Vodka Claiming Stakes (1m 205yds): 1 Plan For Profit (D Holland) 13-2; 2 Test The Water (R Hughes) 4-1 fav; 3 Somerton Boy (J Carroll) 6-1. 16 ran Also: 16-1 Waiting Knight 4th.

2.30 Best Buy Products Maiden Auction Stakes (7f 202yds): 1 Studley Park (N Carlisle) 11-1; 2 Brenda Dee (L Charnock) 10-1; 3 Justupyourstreet (R Hills) 10-1. 16 ran Also: 11-4 fav Capriolo, 10-1 Col-Woody 4th.

3.00 Batleys Cash & Carry Handicap (1m 5f 194yds): 1 Karasi (D Holland) 11-2 jt fav; 2 Totem Dancer (M Roberts) 8-1; 3 Silently (J Carroll) 10-1. 14 ran. Also: 11-2 jt fav Puteri Wentworth, 10-1 Domappel 4th. Non-runner: 9

3.30 Lawrence Batley Rated Handicap Stakes (6f): 1 Lone Piper (J Weaver) 20-1; 2 Nigrasine (K Darley) 9-1; 3 Jennelle (J Fortune) 25-1; 4 Jimmy Too (L Newton) 20-1. 18 ran. Non-runner: 8

4.00 Lone Piper Scotch Whisky Handicap (7f 202yds): 1 Pride of Pendle (J Weaver) 8-1; Jt Fav 2 Suez Tornado (W Supple) 14-1; 3 Bergen (E Johnson) 25-1; 4 Jay-Owe-Two (A Culhane) 14-1. 24 ran. Also: 8-1 jt fav Goldfame Non-runner: 14.

4.30 Mayfield Bitter & Lager Maiden Stakes (1m 2f 85yds): 1 Peradventure (R Hughes) 8-1; 2 Royal Fontaine (M Roberts) 15-8 fav; 3 Blow Me A Kiss (Dean McKeown) 14-1. 6 ran. Also: 11-4 Ghali 4th.

5.00 Knightsbridge Gin Maiden Stakes (6f 214yds): 1 Scarlet Raider (J Fortune) 7-1; 2 Weaver of Words (K Darley) 6-1; 3 Regal Philosopher (D Holland) 25-1. 11 ran. Also: 2-1 fav Phareekh, 14-1 Island House 4th. Non-runner: 7.

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