Brian Ansell’s racehorse Springbourne won on his debut at Bath last week and now he is hoping to fulfil a dream of winning at Royal Ascot.

The two-year-old won the five furlong race by no less than six lengths ahead of second-placed Irish Melody with Marquee Club in third.

Owner of the bay gelding, Ansell, who also owns Watford’s Ansell Bookmakers, said: “I have had horses for quite a few years but it is always exciting when they win, but this one is even more so as he has never run before.

“He is only a baby so it is double thrilling and I am very pleased at how he ran.”

In 1974, Ansell’s father, Cyril ‘Big’ Ansell, won the Queen Ann Stakes at Royal Ascot with a horse called Confusion.

However, the fourth-placed horse Brook was eventually named as the winner after Confusion, Gloss and Royal Prerogative were all disqualified.

Ansell said he was unsure of the reason for the disqualifications but one of his main ambitions is to see one of his horses race at one of the biggest meetings.

He said: “I have had a couple of horses who are capable of being able to run at Ascot.

“This is an achievement in itself, but they would not have been able to have win the race.

“I was at Ascot that day when my father won and it was quite an exciting thing to happen and to have it taken away from us was difficult.

“Springbourne shows great promise and deep down we have great hopes for him.”

Ansell has had the horse since he was a yearling when he bought him last year and said they were patient with him before entering him into races.

Springbourne is trained at Lambourn by Sylvester Kirk but Ansell said they are taking every race as it comes.

“We will just have to wait and see with him, now he has had his first race we need to enter him into his second,” he said.

“It can be quite difficult to find a second race, we can enter him into a handicap flat race or a novice stakes which is a handicap on the flat for two-year-old horses.

“And until he has run his second race it is hard to tell how well he will be able to do.”

Ansell bought the horse privately from Charlie Oakshott, who owns Oakshott Bloodstock in Hungerford Park, and said the breeder was delighted as this was his first horse to win a race.

The 74-year-old said: “I have never pushed my horses before they are ready, some people do but I don’t believe in doing that.

“Sylvester Kirk has great facilities and you have to be double sure that they are ready and he has been working with Kirk since he was broken in.

“What Springbourne has achieved is a wonderful thrill and he is a great horse and is very personable.

“I think he has quite a lot of character, and he is a nice horse and is very friendly.

“He won the race comfortably last week and it shows what hopefully he can achieve.”

Springbourne’s victory at Bath’s Arc Racing Syndicates Novice Auction Stakes was ridden by Sam Hitchcott, who has recorded 25 wins when riding two year olds.