Mouse Morris was elated after First Lieutenant provided him with a birthday winner in the Betfred Bowl on the first day of the Grand National meeting at Aintree.

Perennial bridesmaid Barizan enjoyed his day in the sun as he gained a deserved Grade One triumph in the Airshow 100 Champion Four Year Old Hurdle at Punchestown today.

Michael Smith and his wife Sandra may combine farming with training racehorses “just for fun” but they spiked the big guns at Aintree when Orsippus won the £100,000 Matalan Anniversary 4-Y-O Novices’ Hurdle.

Triumph Hurdle runner-up Walkon has gone one better with a very impressive display in the Matalan Anniversary 4-Y-O Novices' Hurdle at Aintree.