Captivating Lady’s win in the Ecoresignagesystems Handicap illustrates the strong bond between trainer, Ray Coombes and jockey, Andrew Mallyon.

They were back in the winner’s circle for the fourth time when the mare came, with a whirlwind performance, to score at Caulfield.

That was the mare’s 16^th start and Mallyon has been aboard her each time and he is always on hand to ride her track work at Mornington.

It has proved quite a successful and rare combination, seldom seen in racing these days when jockeys carefully select their mounts, it’s an age when you are only good as your last winner.

Ray Coombes has the benefit of a few acres of ground, it has proved the winning formula, the mare spends most of the day in a paddock and is boxed at night.

It was a strong win as she had most of the field in front of her at the half way stage of the race, with the result she had to swing out wide to get a crack at the leaders.

Captivating Lady is by Elvstroem, it was the first leg of a winning double for the sire, as Rock Princess won two races later on in the program.

Captivating Lady and Andrew Mallyon - A successful combination