Arctic conditions continue to savage the fixture list but Plumpton’s use of frost covers ensured their meeting went ahead and allowed Kruguyrova to take the Betfair SP As It Should Be Novices’ Chase.

Roger Charlton served up an ace as Third Set demolished a competitive field in a dramatic renewal of the £150,000 Totesport Mile at Goodwood.

Vinando will miss the John Smith’s Northumberland Plate at Newcastle on Saturday.

Gordon Elliott is hoping Silver Birch's Grand National win can kickstart his fledgling training career.

Armaturk heads 39 horses standing their ground at the confirmation stage in the John Smith’s Topham Chase at Aintree on Friday.

Promising chaser Darkness has sustained a tendon injury which will force him to miss the whole of the current campaign.

David Pipe may have just one runner from his three five-day entries in the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Newbury on Saturday.

Charles Egerton fears Royal Ascot may come too soon for Art Deco following his good run in the French Derby.

DARSI gave crack Belgian jockey Christophe Soumillon a birthday to remember with a third success in the Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby) at Chantilly yesterday.

Old stagers Mubtaker and Cover Up top a list of seven horses left in Monday’s wbx.com World Bet Exchange Henry II Stakes at Sandown.

Tim Pitt scored the biggest success of his fledgling training career as Admiral made all to land the totesport Chester Cup under John Egan.

John Egan may have missed his breakfast but he showed he still had the stomach for a big-race winner when making all aboard 28-1 outsider Admiral to take the totesport Chester Cup.

Baracouda heads a field of 22 in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle at Cheltenham on Thursday.

Charles Egerton has confirmed leading Royal & Sun Alliance Chase fancy Darkness is well on course for Cheltenham on Wednesday.

French raider L’Ami heads a field of 16 declared for the £100,000 (€146,000) Racing Post Chase at Sandown tomorrow.

Sheena West is hoping Kalmini can emulate Penzance and land big-race glory at the Cheltenham Festival following the four-year-old’s success at Taunton.

Charles Egerton is looking for an improved effort from Graphic Approach at Sandown on Saturday.

Retired trainer Nick Gaselee was back in the winner’s enclosure after The Local proved a star turn at a wet and windy Wincanton.

The Local was the star of the show at a wet and windy Wincanton, running out an impressive winner of the Weatherbys Support The Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Hurdle.

Jimmy Frost hung up his riding boots on a winning note after Bohill Lad landed the Exeter Racecourse Conference Centre Handicap Hurdle at Exeter.