Jim Crowley made the most of the final day of Silvestre de Sousa's latest enforced absence by cutting the gap on the champion jockey to four with a double at Yarmouth.
Crowley has whittled away at the leader as De Sousa sat out a four-day ban, but the Brazilian is back on Thursday with rides at Lingfield and Kempton.
And the former jump jockey, who will also been in action at both meetings, weighed in with a brace to take his tally to 70 and reinforce his intention to make a fist of the Stobart-sponsored title race.
Crowley and Kind Of Beauty (9-2) got up close home to make a winning introduction at the expense of the more experienced Tomorrowcomes in the toteplacepot Maiden Fillies' Stakes.
Hugo Palmer's juvenile snatched the verdict by a half a length after Tomorrowcomes had made the running.
Crowley said: "She's a nice filly, she's got plenty of size and scope about her. She stayed the mile well and liked the fast ground.
"I would imagine there'll be plenty of improvement in this filly."
His second success came on Aflame (13-8 favourite) in the totepool Supporting The Horse Comes First Handicap as the Sir Michael Stoute-trained filly repeated her course and distance success of three weeks ago.
"This has been a great month and I hope it keeps going," Crowley said.
Fresh from his victory in the Ebor, apprentice Adam McNamara returned to the winner's enclosure courtesy of Character Onesie (7-2) for his boss Richard Fahey in the toteexacta Handicap.
The 5lb claimer delivered the four-year-old to lead two furlongs out and hold The Gay Cavalier by a head.
McNamara told At The Races: "We got racing early enough. I tried to hang on to him for a while and he's got a bit lonely in front, but he was always going forward.
"There was no front-runner in there, so I was happy enough to get across from my draw. It turned into a bit of a sprint at the end but my lad didn't mind that."
Lapilli (15-8 favourite) showed a decisive turn of foot to stamp his authority on the totetrifecta Handicap and give trainer William Haggas a winner on his 56th birthday.
The lightly-raced three-year-old gelding was held up off the pace set by Fine 'N Dandy early on until apprentice Georgia Cox asked him to go and win his race.
He shot through a gap a furlong out and was soon in command, going on to score by three lengths from Burning Thread.
Luke Morris pounced late on the Gay Kelleway-trained Sakhee's Jem (8-1) to foil 2-7 shot Hyland Heather by a length in the totepool Live Info Download The App Median Auction Maiden Stakes.
David Simcock's Notice (9-2) got on top near the line under Jamie Spencer to land the totequadpot Maiden Handicap, while Kevin Lundle steered Mike Murphy's Titan Goddess (9-1) to victory in the Collect totepool Winnings At Betfred Shops Apprentice Training Series Handicap.