There were joyous scenes in the winner’s enclosure after Al Eile’s victory in the Commhoist Logistics Champion Hurdle Trial at Haydock, the highlight of a Timmy Murphy 98-1 four-timer.

Nous Voila revelled in the testing conditions when making all the running to land an impressive victory in the Anglo Irish Bank Novices’ Hurdle at Haydock Park.

Timmy Murphy is set to miss the Racing Post Chase meeting at Kempton later this month after picking up a seven-day ban at Ludlow today.

FRANKIE DETTORI pulled further clear in the race for the jockeys’ title with a 55-1 three-timer at Wolverhampton yesterday.

Record-breaking jockey Tony McCoy gained one of the most dramatic successes of his distinguished career when Family Business finished alone after being remounted in the Feast Of St Raymond Novices’ Chase at Southwell.