Pair of hat-tricks the highlight at Seymour Christmas races

Mertens wasn’t the only person to experience a hat-trick of wins either, with father-son training duo Anthony and Sam Freedman enjoying a brilliant day out also.

The pair kicked things off with a win for Seindeel in race two, ridden by Daniel Moor, before adding to their tally with Samurai in race five, ridden by Stephanie Hately, and again in race six with Castle On High, with jockey Craig Williams capping a magnificent day out for the duo.

Race seven saw Howlin’ Rain, ridden by Thomas Stockdale, get up for trainer Cindy Alderson, while the final race of the day was taken out by Call Him Iggy, trained by Mathew Smerdon and ridden by Will Gordon.

Punters won’t have to wait long for another meet at Seymour, with the Kids Day Out scheduled for Sunday, December 29, before racing returns in the new year on Thursday, January 16.