Ginger McCain, paying his last visit to Haydock Park before handing in his trainer’s licence, scooped the feature event when Cloudy Lane powered home in the £20,000 Red Square Vodka “Fixed Brush” Novices’ Hurdle Final.

Crystal d’Ainay will wear a visor for only the second time over hurdles when he bids for back-to-back victories in the Rendlesham Hurdle at Haydock tomorrow.

Nicky Henderson’s amazing run of Saturday specials shows no sign of ending after Isio struck under Barry Geraghty to take the inaugural running of the £100,000 (€148,600) Vodafone Gold Cup at Newbury yesterday.

Two British raiders figure in a field of 25 for the €150,000 Hewlett Packard Galway Plate Handicap Chase at the Ballybrit track today.