Patrick Mullins expects today’s Scottish Grand National meeting at Ayr to be “pivotal” as the race to be crowned British champion trainer enters its final throws.

The Tatling raised the roof on a bustling family day at Newbury today when swooping to conquer in the Blackmore Building Contractors Handicap.

Nidhaal proved the undoubted class act at Salisbury as she ran out an impressive winner of the Listed EBF Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Dick Poole Fillies’ Stakes.