Newmarket trainer David Loder started off his New Year in fine style courtesy of a 9-1 double with Big Band Music and Zabeel Palace at Lingfield today.

Murphy’s Quest has started to make up for lost time after injury problems robbed connections of four years of his career and the eight-year-old can follow up a recent victory with another at Exeter tomorrow.

Dangerously Good has taken well to hurdling since his return from a flat-racing career in the sunshine of Spain and he can record a second victory in succession at Sandown Park tomorrow.