It was a red-letter day for 21-year-old Gavin Hall and trainer Charlie Cox at the Old Berkshire Hunt meeting at Lockinge, near Wantage, on Easter Monday.

o In front an estimated attendance of 10,000, Hall rode his first winner when partnering Moonlit Knight to victory in the open maiden for Cox, who trains at Hatford, near Stanford-in-the- Vale.

On only his second ride, Hall sent the eight-year-old grey into the lead approaching the second last, and he held on to beat North Peak by a length.

"It's amazing - an unreal feeling," said Hall, who hails from Newcastle.

He had earlier finished a 15-lengths second on Frazers Fortune in a match with Menantol and Sam Waley-Cohen in the intermediate.

There was disappointment for Tessa Good, when her mount Boyne Banks had to settle for second place in the members race Good, who lives at nearby Ginge and the 12-year-old, trained by Roger Wernham at Lockinge, won the race months ago.

However, the evens favourite finished wen lengths behind Claire Matheson and Meandmrsjones, who repeated their 2005 success in the race.

Matheson, who gained her first winner in the members race aboard Roll With It in 2005, produced the chestnut mare to lead approaching the last fence in this year's renewal.

And Meandmrsjones, who she also trains at Stanton Harcourt, near Witney, shot clear round the home turn.

Matheson, 22, who was given the horse by a contact in Wales, said: "She went like a rocket."

OLD BERKSHIRE HUNT Members: 1 MEANDMRSJONES (C Matheson) 2-1, 2 Boyne Banks evens fav, 3 Jacdor 4-1. Trainer: C Matheson (Old Berkshire). Dist: 10l, 4l. 4 ran.

Intermediate: 1 MENANTOL (S Waley-Cohen) 1-3 fav, 2 Frazers Fortune 2-1. Trainer: A Fox-Pitt (Portman). Dist: 15l. 2 ran.

Members (novice riders): 1 MR NABORRO (J Mort) evens fav, 2 Just Chilli 11-4. Only two finished. Trainer: S McPherson (Cotswold). Dist: 25l. 4 ran.

Men's open: 1 SHARLOM (M Harris) 7-4, 2 Trizzy 13-2. Only two finished. Trainer: T Morris (Worcs). Dist: Dist. 4 ran.

Restricted: 1 LORD CODE (S Waley-Cohen) 3-1, 2 Gossip 5-1, 3 Silver Ghost 5-2. Trainer: A Fox-Pitt (Portman). Dist: 1l, 2l. 7 ran.

Open maiden: 1 MOONLIT KNIGHT (G Hall) 5-1, 2 North Peak 7-1, 3 Pink Pearls 3-1. Trainer: C Cox (Vale of White Horse). Dist: 1l, 2l. 5 ran.