Len Lungo may be better known for his training of steeplechasers but it did not stop him plundering the John Smith’s Ayr Silver Cup with Against The Grain (16-1).

Magic Cat is set for a step up in class after running out a convincing winner of the Sapper Conditions Stakes for the in-form Karl Burke and Andrew Elliott at Ripon.

Desert Phantom extended his unbeaten sequence to three with a game performance under Richard Mullen in the Listed Ripon Champion Two Yrs Old Trophy.

Pipedreamer gained his first Pattern success in the Sky Bet York Stakes – and may return to the Knavesmire next month for a crack at the Group One Juddmonte International Stakes.

There was drama at Southwell after four jockeys in the Great Family Holiday Deals pontins.com Handicap failed to stop after a false start had been signalled.

Falling foul of the stewards is usually met with huge disappointment by offending jockeys – yet Paul Mulrennan, Dale Gibson and Hayley Turner are unlikely to be too upset following their respective brushes with authority at Southwell.

Some tight finishes warmed the hands and exercised the vocal chords of the Southwell punters on a particularly crisp and clear afternoon at the all-weather venue.

Irish raider Nans Best (18-1) showed the way home under Pat Cosgrave in the W&D McCulloch Rail Division Handicap on the first day of the Ayr Gold Cup meeting.

Dandy Nicholls will be five-handed in his bid to win the totesport Ayr Gold Cup on Saturday and he made a flying start to the three-day fixture when Northern Bolt won the opening You Can't Predict FA Maiden Auction Stakes today.

Steve Donohoe is set for a working trip to America after clinching the apprentice riders’ championship with a win at Musselburgh.

Robert Winston said he would “take it on the chin” after being handed a 28-day ban for dropping his hands at Carlisle.

Kylkenny has returned home after recording his 21st career success in the £10,000 Littlewoods Betdirect Handicap at Southwell yesterday.

Godolphin’s boys in blue were the men to follow at Windsor and Pontefract after Frankie Dettori and Kerrin McEvoy landed seven races between them on Monday.

Apprentice Danny Tudhope stole the show at Ayr today when completing a near 109-1 treble with three superbly judged front-running rides on Lets Roll, Acomb and Tartatartufata.