Trainer extraordinaire Nicky Henderson added Chester to his list of big-meeting triumphs this spring when sending out No Heretic to lift the Betway Chester Cup.

WAYWARD PRINCE provided Dougie Costello with the biggest success of his career in the Grade One Sefton Novices’ Hurdle at Aintree yesterday.

Smart dual purpose performer Blue Bajan is out for about a year with a leg problem.

Martin Pipe strengthened his grip on the trainers’ title with another two winners at Cheltenham yesterday as he continued to pull away from rival Paul Nicholls.