A return to his favourite course sparked D’Argent back to life as the veteran grey splashed through the mud to claim the totesport.com Classic Chase at Warwick.

Racing Demon continued Henrietta Knight’s monopoly of the totesport.com Peterborough Chase at Huntingdon by providing the popular trainer with her seventh victory in the last nine renewals of the Grade Two event.

Kadount, considered an Arkle Trophy horse by trainer Alan King at the beginning of the season, kept his name in the frame for that prize when landing the coralpoker.com Kingmaker Novices’ Chase at Wincanton today.