Former jump jockey PJ McDonald returned to the scene of his biggest triumph over obstacles and walked away with a big-priced double courtesy of Tale Of Silver and Jim Martin at Ayr.

William Buick and David Probert helped Kingsclere trainer Andrew Balding bag a 203-1 double on day two of the Newmarket July Festival.

Lush Lashes left the Juddmonte Oaks market in a state of flux after her striking success in the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes at York.

Gull Wing will dip her toe into Group company later this month with an outing in Ascot after taking the Weatherbys Bank “Further Flight” Stakes at Nottingham.

David Barron has the Ayr Gold Cup on his mind after Rising Shadow landed the feature race on Ripon’s traditional Children’s Day, the Armstrong Memorial Handicap.

VAGUE produced a massively improved performance to take second at Royal Ascot at York last month and should have tremendous claims of going one place better at Sandown today.

Robert Winston recorded a sparkling 146-1 four-timer at Catterick today on horses for four different trainers.

Kieren Fallon was keeping quiet at Salisbury this afternoon as the media circus paid a visit to the track in the wake of his arrest in connection with a race-fixing investigation.