Paul Nicholls had to wait until the penultimate race of the whole meeting but Salubrious got the champion trainer off the mark at Cheltenham in the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle.

FEW professionals attract as much sympathy as the English racing journalist.

QUEVEGA is likely to bid for back-to-back victories in the ladbrokes.com World Series Hurdle at Punchestown on May 5.

ENTRIES for the 11 handicaps at the Cheltenham Festival have been unveiled.

MISTAKING a rail at the start of the opening race at Huntingdon yesterday had dire consequences for eight riders as they picked up suspensions of 15 days.

Histoire de Moeurs could bid for Market Rasen’s Summer Plate on Saturday following a game victory in the Birmingham Mail Summer Handicap Chase at Stratford.

Neither Qozak or Inchidaly Rock are likely to be gracing the Cheltenham Festival but both gave encouragement for their potential careers over fences as part of a three-timer for Paul Nicholls and Ruby Walsh at Taunton.

Laertes put up a fine staying performance to land the £25,000 Press & Journal Highland National, the feature race on the final day of Perth’s festival meeting.

Julia Tooth saddled her first winner over jumps as Psychiatrist charged home in the Racing UK Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle at Warwick.

Having crossed swords with the likes of Five Dream and Palomar, Fredensborg appreciated a drop in class and sluiced up in the digibet Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle at Kempton.

Michael O’Connell has been banned for 20 days after facing the disciplinary panel of the British Horseracing Authority over his use of the whip.

In-form trainer Keith Reveley bagged a one-two with Brave Rebellion and Truckers Lady in the feature John Smith’s No Nonsense Novices’ Chase at Kelso.

The Paul Nicholls-Ruby Walsh dream team shows no signs whatsoever of grinding to halt as the season draws to a close and the pair dominated the first day of the Scottish Grand National meeting at Ayr.

A clever piece of placing by Charlie Mann saw Clearly In Motion achieve a second victory in two days at Plumpton.

Iris’s Gift is now as low as 10-1 for next year’s totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup after slamming his rivals in the Ian Williams Owners Novices’ Chase at Cheltenham.