A few outings over fences were originally designed as a way for Henry Daly to get Mighty Man fit to challenge for a third Liverpool Hurdle, but his nimble round of jumping at Huntingdon on Wednesday suggested he may even have found his true calling.

Golden Sword proved the sharper of Aidan O'Brien's two runners in the Virgin Money Chester Vase today as the 25-1 chance denied his stablemate and red-hot favourite Masterofthehorse on Ladies' Day at Chester.

JOINT British champion jockey Seb Sanders underwent surgery yesterday to have a bone in his left leg pinned that was broken in his fall at Chester over the weekend.

There were few happier men at Chester on Saturday than local owner Nick Hughes who realised a lifetime ambition as his Supermassive Muse landed the corbettcasino.com Handicap.

Multidimensional overcame tough conditions and a brave opponent to register his first success of the season in the Group Three toteswinger Rose of Lancaster Stakes at Haydock.