AFTER a hugely eventful day in the race to be crowned British champion jockey, it is as you were at the start of play.

Philip Prince has already attracted considerably more attention than any of his fellow young amateur jockeys but a Wolverhampton victory on only his second public ride was no more than he deserved.

Willie Muir experienced plenty of ’seconditis’ at this time last year but admitted after We Have A Dream’s gutsy triumph in Folkestone’s Bet Romania v France – Betdaq Handicap that the cards are falling in his favour this time around.

Not content with saddling the two favourites for the Gold Cup later in the week, Paul Nicholls is in the enviable position of having two live chances in the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase.

Orientalist Art is likely to be put away until the start of the Flat season after his rather laboured maiden success at Lingfield.