Trainer Karen Jewell enjoyed an extraordinary afternoon after running three horses in the same race for the first time.

Eight-year-old mare Torbellino won the 4.12 on the all-weather track at Kempton by two lengths from Pablo Prince, with The Colorist taking fourth place.

All three horses are trained by Jewell at Eyehorn Farm in Borden, the former premises of John Best, and the only racing yard left in Kent.

“For a small trainer to end up with three horses in the same race is pretty much unheard of,” said Jewell, who was granted her sole training licence after Best retired in March last year.

“To do that, the yard, the owners and the staff, everyone was so excited.

“If I’m honest, I didn’t know which one to watch as you’re rooting for anyone from the team. You don’t have a preference but it was a bit of a blur because I couldn’t quite believe that all three of them were in the shake-up.

“As they were running to the line, Torbellino just swooped round the outside and took the boys.

“As Torbellino was ridden by Hollie Doyle and trained by myself, there was an in-house joke that the girls beat the boys.

“We don’t have favourites but we are very fond of Torbellino. She’s eight now, she’s raced at St Moritz, in Switzerland, two or three times, and John trained her before me.”

Pablo Prince and The Colorist, jockeyed by Luke Morris and Charles Bishop respectively, had won their previous outings before stablemate Torbellino pipped them in the mile-and-a-half race at Kempton on October 9.

Jewell worked at her mum Linda’s yard in Sutton Valence for more than 20 years before joining forces with Best at Eyehorn Farm. Having learned from two vastly experienced and successful trainers, both of whom are now retired, she’s flourished since going it alone.

“I’ve taken bits from both of them,” said Jewell. “I’ve been very fortunate to work with two good trainers and then put my own stamp on things.

“We’ve had nine winners and 20 second places this season. That’s quite a lot of seconds but bearing in mind I’ve only had my licence for a couple of years, it’s a pretty good strike rate for horses being placed.

“It’s nice to hit the ground running and for people to start noticing how well we’re doing as a relatively new yard.”

But will Jewell ever put three horses in the same race again?

“I wouldn’t want to make a habit of it but you have to run where the best races for the horses are potentially,” she said.