Frascati Park battled for a long overdue first success over timber in the Redstone "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle at Ascot today.

Ed McMahon made a second profitable visit to Newbury in less than a month as Electric Waves collected the Listed Bathwick Tyres St Hugh's Stakes.

AIDAN O’BRIEN is a firm favourite to land his third Investec Derby at Epsom tomorrow.

Sponsors totesport make Luca Cumani’s Mabait favourite for the Victoria Cup at Ascot on Saturday.

BOOKMAKERS are bracing themselves for a plunge on Can’t Buy Time for next month’s John Smith’s Grand National after it emerged Jonjo O’Neill’s gelding is the likely mount of Tony McCoy.

IMPERIAL Commander’s Cheltenham Gold Cup win sealed a benefit for the bookmakers at the Cheltenham Festival.

BOOKMAKERS were cock-a-hoop after day two of the Cheltenham Festival with one of the bankers of the week, Master Minded, blown out of the water.

HARRY Findlay rates odds-on favourites Dunguib, Master Minded, Big Buck’s and Kauto Star as banker material at next week’s Cheltenham Festival.

Big Zeb’s Champion Chase aspirations were realigned courtesy of a highly impressive performance at Punchestown.

Noel Meade bagged a second Grade One inside the space of 24 hours as Hollo Ladies followed up Go Native’s Kempton success in the Paddypowerpoker.com Future Champions Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown.

Sizing Europe maintained his unbeaten record over fences in the Grade One Board na Mona – With Nature Novice Chase at Leopardstown – but not without a scare.

Kauto Star created history by becoming the first horse to win the William Hill King George VI Chase for the fourth year in succession at Kempton.

FERDY Murphy has ruled Kalahari King out of the William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton on St Stephen’s Day.

NOEL Meade was delighted to see Pandorama silence the doubters by running out an impressive winner of the Bar One Racing Drinmore Novice Chase at Fairyhouse yesterday.

Mark Johnston moved a step closer to a second stanjames.com 2000 Guineas success as Awzaan maintained his unbeaten record with a powerful display in the Shadwell Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket.

DAVID Simcock is gearing Bushman for a tilt at the totesport.com Cambridgeshire at Newmarket on October 3.

Notre Pere demonstrated his admirable stamina - not to mention a real touch of class - in powering to victory in the Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup today.

BOOKMAKERS believe John Smith’s Grand National success for ante-post favourite My Will could cost the industry up to £100m at Aintree on Saturday.

War Of Attrition made it two from two since returning from injury with an authoritative display in the Thurles Chase under Davy Russell.

SIZING Europe is set to stay over hurdles for another season after connections decided against sending Henry De Bromhead’s stable star novice chasing.

Mad Rush is the clear favourite for Wednesday’s totesport Ebor after the heavy ground at York saw a number of leading fancies ruled out.

Doctor Fremantle fared best of the foreign raiders in the Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp this evening but was no match for an ultra-impressive winner in Montmartre.

TARTAN BEARER added a degree of clarity to the Vodafone Derby picture as Michael Stoute saddled him to victory in an informative renewal of the totesport.com Dante Stakes at York.

Lush Lashes left the Juddmonte Oaks market in a state of flux after her striking success in the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes at York.

TAJAAWEED was halved in price for the Vodafone Derby after Sir Michael Stoute saddled him to capture a key trial in the Addleshaw Goddard Dee Stakes at Chester yesterday.

The enigmatic Bulwark booked a possible ticket to Royal Ascot with a last-gasp 33-1 success in the totesport.com Chester Cup.

Aidan O’Brien’s Sail breezed through the Weatherbys Bank Cheshire Oaks field to stake her claim for a place in the Juddmonte Oaks at Epsom next month.

Muthabara, the subject of ante-post support in recent weeks for the stanjamesuk.com 1000 Guineas, was trimmed further in the betting after securing a key trial at Newbury.

BOOKMAKERS were left short of goodwill as well as money following the success of 7-1 joint-favourite Comply Or Die in the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree.

Britain’s bookmakers were left short of goodwill as well as money following the success of 7-1 joint-favourite Comply Or Die in the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree.

PAUL Nicholls is doing his best to secure the services of Ruby Walsh for Turko, whom he fancies “quite strongly” for the John Smith’s Grand National on Saturday.

Arnold Layne, a faller when the well-backed favourite for Warwick’s Classic Chase, is 6-1 market leader with the sponsors for the totesport Eider at Newcastle on Saturday.

A number of bookmakers have suspended betting on the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup amid rumours about the wellbeing of favourite Kauto Star.

Moon Over Miami is still set to take his place in the Irish Independent Arkle Challenge Trophy, despite being pulled up at Warwick.

The Totesport Peterborough Chase – Huntingdon’s feature race – will revert to headlining a midweek fixture from 2009 onwards.

Snowy Morning is now the 10-1 clear favourite for the John Smith’s Grand National following the publication of the weights.

Silverburn may try to emulate full-brother Denman by capturing the Royal & SunAlliance Chase at the Cheltenham Festival after his all-the-way success in the totesport.com Challengers Novices’ Chase at Sandown.

Johnny Farrelly savoured his finest hour in the plate when An Accordion showed the way home in the Sky Bet Chase at Doncaster.

Supreme Novices’ Hurdle contender Sophocles may head to the Festival without the aid of another run.

Glencove Marina made a big splash in the ante-post markets on the Cheltenham Festival after running out a deeply impressive winner of the Paddy Fitzpatrick Memorial Novice Chase at Leopardstown.

Scotsirish got off the mark at the fourth attempt over the bigger obstacles when proving too strong for hot favourite Wins Now in the PBS Beginners’ Chase at Leopardstown.

The mighty Denman might not have everything his own way in the Lexus Chase later in the month as 2006 winner The Listener showed his well-being ahead of a repeat bid with an emphatic success at Punchestown.

Tommy Stack’s Tolworth Hurdle runner-up Perce Rock made a winning debut over fences with a game victory in the Conway Group EBF Novice Chase at Navan.

Beaver Patrol ensured his place in the totesport Ayr Gold Cup on September 22 by making all in the Inkerman London Handicap at Newbury.