It was Brett Scott's day when Victorian jumps racing resumed without a major hitch at Mornington with the champion jockey completing a winning double.Scott won the Jack Dow Memorial Hurdle aboard Hooker Road for father-daughter training combination Colin and Cindy Alderson and was successful on Zagata in the Great Southern Steeplechase for New Zealand trainer John Wheeler.Both feature events carried prizemoney of $75,000 and the three jumps races on the program were all run over 3300 metres with

It was Brett Scott's day when Victorian jumps racing resumed without a major hitch at Mornington with the champion jockey completing a winning double.

Scott won the Jack Dow Memorial Hurdle aboard Hooker Road for father-daughter training combination Colin and Cindy Alderson and was successful on Zagata in the Great Southern Steeplechase for New Zealand trainer John Wheeler.

Both feature events carried prizemoney of $75,000 and the three jumps races on the program were all run over 3300 metres with 10 obstacles.

All three races were originally to contain 12 obstacles but because of the logistics of taking out the last jump as stipulated in the new guidelines brought in by Racing Victoria, the Mornington Racing Club removed the last jump for both laps of the course.

That meant there was a run of 1000 metres between jumps on the first round.

Stewards, chaired by James Wilson, spoke to all jumps jockeys before the meeting to remind them not to go too fast and of their responsibilities regarding pulling up tired or distressed horses.

"All went well and they got around safely," Wilson said.

"We were happy, that's what we are trying to achieve. I believe today has been excellent for jumps racing."

He said jumps jockeys could now be suspended for not pulling distressed or tired horses out of races.

One horse, Assent, lost his rider Jonathan Bowles in the maiden hurdle, while Pay The Aces dislodged Brad McLean but Wilson said both incidents did not involve horses hitting jumps and no horses were injured.

Stephen Pateman pulled the well fancied Hoplite out of the Great Southern Steeple near the 1000m as the horse choked down and was not travelling well at the rear of the field.

Zagata, a Zabeel seven-year-old owned by Sir Patrick and Lady Hogan along a syndicate managed by Graeme Rogerson, had been freshened up since leading and running fourth to Pentacolo in the Great Eastern Steeple (4950m) at Oakbank on April 13.

"I trialled him at Moe and he pulled up a bit big and I said to Graeme (Rogerson) he should be right for the Australian (Steeple), but I was wrong," Scott said after Zagata defeated Tainui Teina and Wheel The Lead.

"He's not the easiest of rides but he gave me a lovely ride today.

"Kylie (Scott's wife) does all the work with him. He's a bit of a handful."

Scott and Wheeler also won the Great Southern with the former outstanding 'chaser St Steven who went on to win a Nakayama Grand Jump in Japan.

Colin Alderson said Hooker Road had been a very nervous horse throughout his career and sweated a lot when travelling.

But the Istidaad seven-year-old, runner-up to Desert Master in the Galleywood Hurdle (3200m) at Warrnambool did a good job to beat Rude 'n' Abrupt and Desert Master on Sunday.

Jumps racing was suspended earlier this month after three horses were killed in jumping accidents at the May carnival at Warrnambool.

RVL made the announcement it had been reinstated last Monday.