Mouse Morris is increasingly confident First Lieutenant will give Nina Carberry a “great ride” in the Crabbie’s Grand National at Aintree on Saturday.

Trainer Brendan Powell and former top jump jockey Graham Bradley have been found not to be in breach of the rules following a British Horseracing Authority disciplinary panel hearing last week over charges that Bradley was training horses under Powell’s name.

Robert Cowell is hoping the rain stays away from Ascot as he prepares to saddle Goldream in the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Dash at Ascot today.

Grand National day at Aintree ended in revolt as 39 of the 40 jockeys took the decision not to re-enter the stewards’ room for an enquiry into the false start that the delayed the beginning of the race and saw assistant starter Simon McNeill knocked down by a horse.

Barry Connell must feel like kicking something.

Present View survived a lengthy stewards’ inquiry to give trainer Jamie Snowden a first Festival winner as he held Attaglance in a dramatic finish to the Rewards4Racing Novices’ Handicap Chase, the final race on day one of the Cheltenham Festival.

Barizan earned a possible trip to Galway after putting his problems behind him with a gritty display to take the Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle at Haydock.

You can’t really complain when you bring two horses over to Aintree and come back with two seconds.

Mouse Morris was elated after First Lieutenant provided him with a birthday winner in the Betfred Bowl on the first day of the Grand National meeting at Aintree.

Colin Tizzard's veteran Oiseau De Nuit (20-1) provided young jockey Brendan Powell with an Aintree winner to follow up his Cheltenham success in the matalan.co.uk Red Rum Handicap Chase.

Connections of India’s Song will surely be down in the dumps if she is unable to get off the mark at Southwell today.

Drama at Fakenham saw ’winner’ Benny The Swinger take the wrong course in the Fakenham, Diana And Tony´s Favourite Racecourse Conditional Jockeys´ Handicap Chase.

William Haggas is making no secret of the regard in which he holds Betfred Cambridgeshire ante-post favourite Mukhadram ahead of his date with destiny.

Brendan Powell jnr hopes to make a swift return to action once he has sat out the mandatory 21 days after being knocked unconscious at Southwell on Sunday.

A French victory in Newmarket’s Etihad Airways Falmouth Stakes had been expected yesterday but it came through the less obvious source of the Alain de Royer-Dupre-trained Giofra.

Cheltenham Festival winning-jockey Campbell Gillies has reportedly died following an accident on holiday in Corfu.

Alan King enjoyed a successful return home as he saddled Raya Star to land the Isle of Skye Blended Whisky Scottish Champion Hurdle at Ayr today.

Jerry McGrath, 21 years of age from Waterfall, Co Cork and who learned much of his trade with the Muskerry Pony Club, drove Une Artiste to victory in the Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham yesterday afternoon.

SPIRIT Of Adjisa will carry top weight in the William Hill Lanzarote Hurdle at Kempton on Saturday.

DOUBLE DIZZY landed a dramatic Sussex National at Plumpton yesterday, in which five of the nine runners either fell or were brought down.

Hayley Turner returns to the saddle on Tuesday with three rides at Kempton.

TONY McCOY demonstrated his admirable constitution once again at Fontwell yesterday as he shrugged off a crashing fall to ride the winner of the following race just half an hour later.

There was an unlikely French victory in the Tulasi Richardson Birthday Surprise Tri-Nations Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle at Folkestone today.

TWO lengths was the winning distance, but connections of Grands Crus were in no doubt David Pipe’s grey had made a far greater margin of progress in the GPG Novices’ Chase at Newbury yesterday.

Brendan Powell jnr was handed a nine-day suspension at Taunton after being found guilty of using his whip with excessive frequency on No Woman No Cry.

Shoreacres is being primed for a crack at the Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase Challenge Cup at Cheltenham following his emphatic win at Taunton two weeks ago.

Brendan Powell has given Shoreacres a clean bill of health after his recent win and is thinking of a possible appearance at the Punchestown Festival.

Exclusive new syndicate Decadent Racing made a perfect start as their first runner Morermaloke won in style at Lingfield today.

Tony McCoy's visit to Taunton for just the one ride paid off when he landed an easy success on Pullyourfingerout in the Support Racing Welfare Raffle Juvenile Hurdle today.

Makhzoon reaped the rewards of a dramatic conclusion to the Betfair Training Series Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Hurdle at Leicester today.

Kieren Fallon provided Brendan Powell with a maiden juvenile success as Pullyourfingerout landed division two of the ladbrokes.com Desford Nursery at Leicester.

Kieren Fallon provided Brendan Powell with a maiden juvenile success as Pullyourfingerout landed division two of the ladbrokes.com Desford Nursery at Leicester.

Histoire de Moeurs could bid for Market Rasen’s Summer Plate on Saturday following a game victory in the Birmingham Mail Summer Handicap Chase at Stratford.

Connections of Sweetheart are keeping their fingers crossed she makes the cut for next week's Ascot Stakes following victory in the Betdaq The Betting Exchange Handicap at Folkestone.

Lucy Wadham is confident El Dancer will be a force to be reckoned with given suitable ground in the €100,000 Evening Herald Champion Novice Hurdle at Punchestown on Tuesday.

Brendan Powell is looking for solid performances from his two runners in the totesport.com Gold Cup Handicap Chase at Newbury on Saturday.

Brendan Powell has Cheltenham in mind for Psychomodo after the improving novice chaser provided the trainer with a first winner at Carlisle.

Tony McCoy was out of luck on the first of his four rides at Kempton today as he continued his quest to reach 3,000 winners over jumps.

TONY McCOY appears to have solid claims of finally securing his 3,000th winner over jumps today with four booked rides at Kempton.

Dominic Elsworth's late dash to Doncaster after Cheltenham was abandoned paid handsome dividends when he grabbed a 24-1 double on Laskari and Victorias Groom.

Chomba Womba’s victory in the Coral Ascot Hurdle proved the highlight of a 15-1 treble for trainer Nicky Henderson and jockey Barry Geraghty at the Berkshire venue.

Owner Mark Bloomfield enjoyed a belated birthday present as Billion Dollar Kid scored first time out for Ron Harris in the toteswinger Brighton Rocket Handicap.

Aintree winner Elusive Dream found very little difficulty in adding to his haul at Cheltenham this evening.

It was a case of so near, but yet so far for connections of the gambled-on Musical Bridge at Bath.