MIDNIGHT Chase is set to bypass Saturday’s bet365 Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby in favour of a trip to Ireland the following week.

Midnight Chase is set to bypass Saturday’s bet365 Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby in favour of a trip to Ireland the following week.

TONY MCCOY was one of nine jockeys at Wetherby hit with a 10-day suspension for failing to stop after a race had been voided yesterday.

Denis O'Regan produced Viva Colonia with a perfectly-timed run to lift the totescoop6 Summer Hurdle at Market Rasen this afternoon.

A WINNER at Stratford saw Tony McCoy reach 199 for the season on the eve of the Cheltenham Festival – but his mount Remember Now left him feeling anything but joyful.

Dougie Costello looks set to miss this week’s Cheltenham Festival after suffering a leg injury in a fall at Stratford.

NEIL MULHOLLAND has made the transition from journeyman jockey to promising trainer look like a walk in the park. One day he was just another National Hunt rider travelling the country to make a crust.

What A Friend suffered an unexpected defeat at the hands of his stable companion Noland in the Aon Chase at Newbury today.

Bogside finally opened his account at the fifth attempt in the Kelso Members Novices' Hurdle at the Scottish venue this afternoon.

Fontwell will stage their full seven-race card this afternoon after the chase track passed an 11am inspection.

The flowering partnership between Paul Nicholls and Noel Fehily continued apace at Cheltenham when Sam Winner (4-1) ran out an easy victor of the JCB Triumph Hurdle Trial, the first race on Paddy Power Gold Cup day.

Dougie Costello enjoyed a red-letter day at Cheltenham with a 28-1 double at the home of National Hunt racing today.

Maoi Chinn Tire created the biggest shock of the fledgling National Hunt season to date by landing the Weatherbys Bank Wensleydale Juvenile at Hurdle at Wetherby at a staggering 200-1.

Monet’s Garden will head for the Peterborough Chase in December following his exemplary success at Aintree on Saturday.

Monet’s Garden won the totetentofollow Old Roan Chase for an emotional third time with a thrilling success over Poquelin at Aintree.

Captain Chris put up a performance with 'class' written all over it when taking a couple of useful scalps in the Gloucestershire Trainers Championship Novices' Hurdle at Cheltenham today.

WAYWARD PRINCE provided Dougie Costello with the biggest success of his career in the Grade One Sefton Novices’ Hurdle at Aintree yesterday.

Wayward Prince provided Dougie Costello with the biggest success of his career in the Grade One John Smith’s Sefton Novices’ Hurdle.

Halcon Genelardais heads 28 entries for the totesport Eider Chase at Newcastle on Saturday.

Sue Smith has a smart prospect on her hands in the shape of Gansey after his eyecatching success in the One Man Novices' Chase sparked a double for the trainer at Wetherby.

Francois Doumen made a successful raid across the English Channel today as Spunk claimed Sandown's formulawine.co.uk Juvenile Novices' Hurdle to earn a 33-1 quote with Coral for the Triumph Hurdle.

Chris Grant celebrated his 53rd birthday today with a winner as Ravati galloped his rivals into submission in division one of the Rachel Wright Memorial Hurdle at Wetherby.

John Quinn has revealed several offers have been made for his John Smith's Grand National hope Character Building.

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.

I’M in pretty good shape right now and feel about ten times better than I did a week ago.

Soft-ground loving Black Apalachi earned a 33-1 quote for the John Smith’s Grand National with Ladbrokes after a superb round of jumping secured him a win over the famous fences at Aintree.

Owner Graham Wylie was adamant Howard Johnson’s string would return to form in time for the Cheltenham Festival after his welcome winner at Catterick.

Trainer Ferdy Murphy was left to make what he could of it after his Cheltenham Festival hope Another Promise put up a horror show for favourite-backers at Newcastle.

Graham Wylie saw his colours carried to victory for the 33rd time this season as Kealshore Boy gained his first jumping success in the Parklands Golf Club Novices' Hurdle at Newcastle.

Minaad, four times a winner on the Flat in Germany, made it two out of two over hurdles when justifying 8-11 favouritism under Josh Byrne in the AJ Glassfibre Novices’ Hurdle at Market Rasen.

Timmy Murphy healed the wounds of a forgettable 24 hours by mastering the complicated Abragante in the feature race at Wincanton.

John Quinn landed his second consecutive totescoop6 Elite Hurdle as Kings Quay (4-1) followed up the success of Crow Wood 12 months ago.

Sovereign Spirit can end a frustrating barren spell at Lingfield.

John Quinn netted one of the summer’s most valuable jumps prizes as Kings Quay finished with a flourish to land the totescoop6 Summer Hurdle at Market Rasen.

Marcus Tregoning can still dream of back-to-back victories in the Vodafone Derby after Aqaleem emerged as a possible for the Epsom Classic.

Flu-hit trainer John Quinn received the perfect tonic when Leslingtaylor landed the Betfred Swinton Handicap Hurdle at Haydock.

John Quinn has reiterated that Character Building will only run in tomorrow’s Coral Scottish Grand National at Ayr as long as he is satisfied with the ground.

Kings Quay (16-1) gave John Quinn his second win of the three-day Aintree Grand National meeting with victory in the John Smith’s Extra Smooth Handicap Hurdle.

Tyson earned himself a quote of 25-1 with Stan James for the Anglo Irish Bank Supreme Novices’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival after flooring his rivals on his British debut at Haydock.

Richard Johnson made the dash to Haydock worthwhile when he rode Richard Lee’s Mister Potter to victory in the Red Square Vodka “Fixed Brush” Novices’ Hurdle.

Leslingtaylor maintained his unbeaten record over jumps with a smooth victory in the totescoop6 Introductory Novices’ Hurdle at Musselburgh.

Len Lungo’s decision to switch Cloudmor back to the hurdling game paid off when the five-year-old ran out a decisive winner of the Newcastle Breweries Classified Hurdle.

Alfred The Great proved the class act with a stylish victory over some well-touted rivals in the gg.com Introductory Hurdle at Kelso.