Seb Sanders produced an ice-cool performance in the saddle to get hot favourite Danehurst home in the Listed Jardine Lloyd Thompson Henry Gee Fillies’ Stakes at Chester.

"Faugh-A-Ballagh”

Keith Dalgleish and Paul Hanagan profited from Richard Hughes’s absence at Hamilton to ride their first winners for Barry Hills.

Debbie Mountain had a red-letter day at Redcar yesterday when she sent out her first winner as a trainer after five weeks with a licence.

APPRENTICES Olive Gaule and Cathy Gannon both displayed their talents when recording victories at Sligo last night.

ROYAL ASCOT is over for another year but the serious pursuit of winners continues and there are one or two tasty propositions on offer today.

Leadership is set to join the blue brigade at Royal Ascot after making a successful start to his career under the Godolphin banner at Windsor.

Kieren Fallon, fresh from his Sagitta 1000 Guineas success on Russian Rhythm, delighted Kempton’s Bank Holiday crowd with an 83-1 treble on Cape Fear, Millafonic and Topkamp.

EDDIE AHERN will miss the second and third days of the Craven meeting at Newmarket next week after receiving a suspension for a whip offence when winning on Palamedes at Windsor yesterday.

BOW STRADA can make a successful return to fencing at Ascot today.

The new Flat season kicks off with the first of three days top-class racing at Doncaster and it is John Dunlop who can once again take the opening day limelight.

Red Marauder was reported to be in top form today following his first run at Newcastle on Monday since winning the 2001 Martell Grand National.

RED MARAUDER, winner of the 2001 Martell Grand National, had his odds cut from 50-1 to 25-1 to stage a repeat in this year’s renewal of the Aintree spectacular after finishing fourth to Little Sport in the Bet365 0800 4588888 Hurdle (Showcase Handicap) at Newcastle yesterday.

NOEL CHANCE is much better known for his exploits as a Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning trainer but he can strike on the all-weather at Lingfield today.

One Knight made it two out of three over fences in the Christine Loze Birthday Novices’ Chase at Exeter today, but trainer Philip Hobbs will delay stepping him up in class.

TIKRAM, 25-1 for the Ladbroke Hurdle with the sponsors on Monday, is now as low as 12-1 in two places after the flow of support for Gary Moore’s hurdler continued yesterday.

FOLLOWERS of Galapiat Du Mesnil in the feature event at Cheltenham today look virtually assured of a good run for their money.

Mick Fitzgerald escaped serious injury in a horror fall at Newbury today.

PHILIP HOBBS’ two possible contenders for the Smurfit Champion Hurdle - Rooster Booster and In Contrast - are set to clash at Cheltenham on Sunday.

MIGHTY STRONG can get his season back on track today with a win in the Lane Fox Chase (Showcase Handicap) at Newbury.

Champion jockey Kieren Fallon has been provisionally booked to partner Hannibal Lad when the Mark Brisbourne-trained gelding bids to win the Tote Exacta Stakes (Showcase Handicap) for the second year running at Ascot on Sunday.

Tony Tie, who won from a flip start at the last Hamilton meeting, can strike again on his return to the Scottish track tomorrow when the stalls should be back in use.

Rely on Ellens Lad to make amends for an unlucky run at Goodwood last time with victory in the Tote Exacta Stakes at Windsor tomorrow evening.

Gerard Butler’s Almnadia came good last Monday when the three-year-old filly came fast and late to deny Mountsorrel by a neck in a selling handicap - and she can repeat the trick at Musselburgh tomorrow.

Direct Access set out on the long road that could lead to Cheltenham next March with a pleasing debut over fences under Tony Dobbin.