A race-fit Prime Defender caught some coveted sprinting prospects on the hop in the Duke Of York Blue Square Stakes today.

Local owner Graham Povey realised one of his lifetime ambitions when Flying Key, the first horse to carry his colours, won the Bryn Thomas Crane Hire Nursery at Chester today.

Torrens once again showed his liking for Chester’s unique turns by recording his second victory on the Roodee in today’s Blue Square Handicap.

Philip Robinson notched a quickfire hat-trick at Newmarket today.