BEAMINSTER owner Bill Dupont was in double form with Trueflying-colours and Vintage Class at Milborne St Andrew’s rain-lashed South Dorset Hunt meet.

The former belied a penultimate fence mistake to catch long-time Maiden leader Brook Native (Michael Miller) and to take jockey Will Biddick to the top of the National Men’s Riders’ table.

“I bought him from trainer Richard Barber in the summer. I wanted to name him Flying Colours after the appeal in aid of Yeovil Women’s Hospital, but that name wasn’t available, so I chose this one”, said Dupont, whose wife Angela is chairman of Yeovil District Hospital.

Dupont and Miller joined forces with Vintage Class, who lived up to his name by drawing clear of his rivals throughout the last circuit of the Men’s Open.

Miller said: “He felt class when he won at Larkhill in January and felt even better this time.

“He’s like all good horses – they go on any ground”, said Miller, who took over the eight-year-old’s training last summer from Louise Alner.

Meanwhile, Barber completed a training treble with Novice Riders’ race winner Barneys Mate and three-mile Maiden winner Oscars-lad.

Barneys Mate passed Perouse entering the straight to give Harry Derham a first point-to-point success after numerous pony race victories.

Oscarslad, bought from the late Tom Costello as a three-year-old by owner Martin Dare, finished a fence clear after Mini Jack (Jo Buck) fell four out when leading. Rilly Goschen, who got off the mark at Ideford Arch, followed up when all-the-way winner Hard To Tell held off the Barber runner Tregaro (Ryan Mahon) in the first 2m 4f Maiden.

Ask Again returned to winning ways with a relentless front display in the AGA Ladies’ Open.

Now Listen To Me was the day’s most impressive winner under Dan Collins in the Restricted.

The Doncaster purchase made all the running and cruised 30 lengths clear of his field during the final circuit to give trainer Charles Whittaker a first success.