Nicky Henderson notched up his third winner of the week when Andytown spoiled the Pond House dream in the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle.

It was a day for doubles at Doncaster with trainers Alan King, Nicky Henderson and Malcolm Jefferson enjoying two winners apiece.

Felix de Giles produced Prophete De Guye with clockwork precision to deny 11-4 favourite Laharna in the Bet UEFA Cup - Betdaq Conditionals' Handicap Chase at Southwell.

Sarah Hobbs had a frustrating time of it at Doncaster but having motored further up the A1 to Wetherby she saw the stable’s luck change as Kornati Kid booked a trip to the Cheltenham Festival.

Milton Harris suffered the ups and downs of jumps racing when he had a horse put down and later saddled a winner on the New Year’s Day card at Fakenham.

There is a time and a place to catch most horses right and a sweltering afternoon at Plumpton is just what Pan The Man likes.

Albertas Run leapt to the head of the betting for the Royal & SunAlliance Chase by flattening some lofty reputations at Ascot.

Chaos reigned at Kelso when Humourous was disqualified for taking the wrong course after being first past the post in the Pertemps People Development Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle.

Ofarel D’Airy has been plying his trade at a decent level over hurdles and the five-year-old made his fencing debut a winning one in the folkestone-racecourse.co.uk Maiden Chase at the Kent track.