Willie Carson's pride as grandson guides Cindy Lou Who to victory

Jockey William Carson with Cindy Lou Who and Willie Carson (second right). Picture: Helen Edwards

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Racing legend Willie Carson beamed with delight as William Carson rode a winner at Windsor on Monday evening.

The 82-year-old former five times champion jockey saw his grandson land the Fitzdares Sprint Series qualifier on 17/2 shot Cindy Lou Who.

Trained by Tony Carroll, the three-year-old filly was winning for the second time in four starts in the last two months.

Owner Wayne Clifford had seen his Gloryous, ridden by Carson, finish a close second to Manila Thriller at Windsor a week earlier.

Carson senior was also at the course to see A'Ali G, who he part owns, run in the Sharon Barry Up The Saints Nursery Handicap, but the two-year-old ridden by Rossa Ryan could only finish fourth behind Vlad with Oisin Murphy aboard.

Another jockey who had his more famous father in attendance was Cieren Fallon, the son of Kieran, who was there for Sky Sports Racing. The youngster finished third on Dubawi Time in the Peter Hughes And ECA Memorial Handicap won by 14/1 shot Ghost Story.

For the second week running, there was rain around on Monday and, with lightning heard in the distance, the stalls were not used in the second race for safety reasons and it was started by a flag.

MPM Flooring Ltd EBF Fillies' Restricted Novice Stakes Division One, was won by odds-on favourite Come On Eibhlin, the mount of Jim Crowley.

This was a big drop in class for Dylan Cunha's two-year-old who had finished a respectable ninth of 23 when making her debut in the Group

2 Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot. On that occasion she was a 250/1 outsider, while on Monday she went off at 8/15.

She may return to Group 2 class in the Lowther stakes at York in a month's time.

With the starting stalls back in use, Division Two of the Restricted Novice Stakes went the way of Reimagined (5/1), trained by Eve Johnson Houghton and ridden by Charles Bishop.

It was a small consolation for their disappointment on Saturday when Havana Hurricane missed out by a short head for the first prize of

£134,000 in the Weatherbys Super Sprint at Newbury.

With rain having turned the ground to soft, Royal Emblem (14/1) relished the conditions to win the Fitzdares sponsored Maiden Stakes in the hands of Georgia Dobie. The three-year-old trained by Upper Lambourn-based Edward Smyth-Osbourne finished two lengths clear of even-money favourite Mukhtalif ridden by Jim Crowley.

Another Lamborn handler to visit the Windsor winner's enclosure was Owen Burrows with Azaniya after the British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Handicap. His three-year-old, ridden by Kieran Shoemark, held off Princess Rascal by three-quarters of the length, the two 9/4 joint favourites finishing 12 lengths clear of the third home, Nanino Niyati. Fourth place went to Purple Rainbow, owned by the King and Queen.

There is racing at Windsor on Saturday, with the first race due off at 6.15, followed by the usual Monday evening meeting.