Amazing Day (20-1) just got the better of 11-8 favourite Rio Taffeta in a thrilling finish to the skybet.com Wooden Spoon Charity Selling Stakes at Ripon.

Tax Free put some recent disappointments behind him when landing the Michael Foster Memorial Conditions Stakes at Thirsk.

MICHAEL BELL has dreams of Derby glory for a second successive year after Leningrad ran out an impressive winner of the Entertain At Lingfield Park Maiden Stakes.

Martin Dwyer is targeting 75 winners for the year despite making a slow start to the season.

MARTIN DWYER notched his 50th winner of the year when steering Bold Diktator to success in the Weatherbys Bank Handicap at Bath yesterday.

Fire Up The Band faces seven rivals in his bid to land the feature Listed sprint at Chester for the second year running tomorrow.

Lord Jack Flash sprang something of a surprise in the opening EBF Maiden Stakes for juveniles at Yarmouth today.

HENRIETTA KNIGHT has her team in top form ahead of a busy period for the Wantage trainer and to prove the point she was on the mark with Zaffamore and Flinders Bay at Ludlow yesterday.

CONDITIONAL jockey Clare Stretton survived a horrific fall at Ludlow yesterday in a race that saw seven of the 14 runners disqualified for taking the wrong course.

Conditional jockey Clare Stretton survived a horrific fall at Ludlow today in a race that saw seven of the 14 runners disqualified for taking the wrong course.

The new Flat season kicks off with the first of three days top-class racing at Doncaster and it is John Dunlop who can once again take the opening day limelight.

Irish horses have always been feared and France has had success in recent years but what price a German winner at next month’s Cheltenham Festival?