Samizdat picked just the right moment to take advantage of the handicapper's leniency as he struck at Catterick today.

Donald McCain admitted he expected nothing less than a win for Fiendish Flame after he ran away with the second division of the Touchline Event Management “National Hunt” Novices´ Hurdle at Sedgefield.

Ofarel D’Airy has been plying his trade at a decent level over hurdles and the five-year-old made his fencing debut a winning one in the folkestone-racecourse.co.uk Maiden Chase at the Kent track.

Venn Ottery gave Paul Nicholls his 100th winner of the season with a remarkable performance in the Manny Bernstein Hedging For Bookmakers Maiden Chase at Leicester today.