Jockey Ric McMahon's career received a timely boost when he landed his first metropolitan winner at Eagle Farm since making his comeback last month from a drug-related suspension.McMahon was suspended for three months in December for his second offence after testing positive to the appetite suppressant Phentermine.McMahon's mount Mr Tweed, backed from $5.50 in to $3.60, scored by a half-neck from The Reveller ($3.50 fav) in Wednesday's All Hallows School Plate (1200m).Mr Tweed started his career

Jockey Ric McMahon's career received a timely boost when he landed his first metropolitan winner at Eagle Farm since making his comeback last month from a drug-related suspension.

McMahon was suspended for three months in December for his second offence after testing positive to the appetite suppressant Phentermine.

McMahon's mount Mr Tweed, backed from $5.50 in to $3.60, scored by a half-neck from The Reveller ($3.50 fav) in Wednesday's All Hallows School Plate (1200m).

Mr Tweed started his career with Gold Coast trainer Peter Balzen and was having his first start for McMahon's former master Brian Smith who plans to raise the bar to the Brisbane winter carnival with the three-year-old.

"I think he'll make an ideal Queensland Guineas horse if he continues to improve," Smith said.

The Group Two Queensland Guineas (1600m) will be run at Eagle Farm in June.

McMahon was indentured to Smith when he won three Brisbane apprentices' championships.

He has vowed to fight his way back to the top of Brisbane's riding ranks and has been working hard to keep his weight under control.

"I've had a couple of winners at the provincials but I was back riding for only 10 days when I copped a careless riding suspension," McMahon said.

"I only started riding again a fortnight ago and this is my first winner back in town."

McMahon's three apprentices' titles came in successive years from 2006 before riding as a senior over the past two years and having a three-month stint in Singapore last season.

Meanwhile, the long wait proved worthwhile for Simon Quinn who landed his first winner as an owner when Javelentia ($4.40) was successful in the Sky Racing Brisbane Bloodstock Handicap (1000m).

Quinn, who owns a Hendra landscaping business, has been racing horses for seven years but until now had never found success.

He is the vice-president of the Queensland Racehorse Owners' Association.

"I've always wanted to own horses andI love it," Quinn said.

"I've raced horses since 2004 but until now I've never had a winner."

Quinn's run of bad luck turned for the better after he paid $5000 for Javelentia at the QBBS yearling sales and gave him to Gold Coast trainer Kelly Doughty to prepare.

"Simon has never had horses with me before and it's a thrill to see him win a race," Doughty said.

"I gave Javelentia one preparation but he was very immature so I turned him back out to the paddock.

"When he came back into work he had improved out of sight and won a jumpout and he improved further after I put blinkers on him for the first time."