Paul Hanagan shot past the 100-winner mark for the calendar year with a treble at Leicester yesterday.

Mark Walsh will partner Colbert Station if Tony McCoy opts to ride Double Seven in the Crabbie’s Grand National at Aintree tomorrow.

Tony McCoy is currently favouring Double Seven as his mount in Saturday’s Crabbie’s Grand National at Aintree.

Little is given away by the Coolmore camp but the hints were there that Magician could well be the superior of their two Chester Derby trial winners this week.

Connections of India’s Song will surely be down in the dumps if she is unable to get off the mark at Southwell today.

Jockey plans for the Darley July Cup have been taking shape with Ryan Moore, Luke Morris and Jimmy Fortune all being booked for the six-furlong championship at Newmarket on Saturday.

Grand National-winning rider Graham Lee is looking forward to a new career on the Flat after the shock announcement he is to switch codes.

Lucy Alexander’s rise to stardom continued as she bagged her 23rd winner of the season at Musselburgh.

Tom George's Ring Bo Ree was the first winner of a jumps race in England for a fortnight in the Win Whatever The Result With BetAngel Handicap Chase at Southwell today.

Divers is set for a mid-winter break after unseating Keith Mercer in Saturday’s Spinal Research The Atlantic 4 Gold Cup at Cheltenham.

Ferdy Murphy reports Kalahari King to be none the worse after pulling up sharply in yesterday’s Amlin 1965 Chase at Ascot.

Master Minded bounced back from a shock defeat at Aintree to win the Amlin 1965 Chase at Ascot for the second year running.

THE Professional Jockeys Association yesterday called for urgent progress in amending the new whip rules brought into effect last week.

The nine jockeys banned for failing to pull up during a race that was declared void at Wetherby last Wednesday have failed in their appeal against 10-day suspensions.

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.

MORNING prices exist, at least on occasions, to keep punters in the style to which they have become accustomed.

RUBY WALSH yesterday expressed his unease at the British Horseracing Authority’s new rules regarding the use of the whip, which come into force on October 10.

HOWARD JOHNSON has questioned the professionalism of Paul Gallagher after dispensing with the services of the 24-year-old conditional jockey who joined him from Ferdy Murphy in February.

Poker De Sivola came from last to first to give trainer Ferdy Murphy a second success in the bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown.

Sanctuaire showed he had become the latest member of the Paul Nicholls team to have benefited from a breathing operation when bouncing back to his best in the Isle of Skye Blended Whisky Scottish Champion Hurdle at Ayr today.

FERDY MURPHY came up trumps again as Divers (10-1) took the Centenary Novices’ Handicap Chase.

THE Donald McCain-trained Cool Mission will surely gain his first victory over fences in the Corona Beginners’ Chase at Ayr today.

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

David Pipe has trained a winner at every jumps track in Britain after Hunterview landed the feature John Smith’s Scottish County Handicap Hurdle at Musselburgh.

BARRY GERAGHTY is set to partner China Rock in Saturday’s Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury.

Malcolm Jefferson's Gilbarry made the perfect start to his career over fences with an impressive performance in the bet365.com Novices' Chase at Wetherby today.

Bring Sweets opened his account over obstacles in an eventful Rachel Wright Memorial Hurdle at Wetherby today.

DONALD MCCAIN, a man with a famous pedigree, saddled Overturn to land the Guinness Galway Hurdle at Ballybrit yesterday, in front of an attendance of 44,418.

Philip Hobbs feels Fairoak Lad could be the pick of his trio in the bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown tomorrow.

AIDAN COLEMAN is counting down the hours until what he hopes will be the ride of his life on Mon Mome in the John Smith’s Grand National today.

Past winners Mon Mome (2009) and Comply Or Die (2008) are among a maximum field of 40 declared for the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree on Saturday.

DAVID CASEY is hoping to go two places better than two years ago when he renews his association with Snowy Morning in the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree on Saturday.

Kalahari King continued his build up to the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase with another seaside outing to Redcar.

Ferdy Murphy expressed delight after Kalahari King worked on Tuesday morning ahead of his eagerly-awaited reappearance in the Blue Square Handicap Chase at Doncaster on Saturday week.

Howard Johnson was quickly on the phone to Paul Carberry when his stable jockey Denis O'Regan broke a collarbone at Leopardstown on Sunday and having persuaded the Irish ace to come to Newcastle today, he provided him with a treble.

This afternoon's meeting at Uttoxeter will go ahead as planned after surviving a second inspection.

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.

Racing got underway at Carlisle today despite heavy rain throughout the morning and the going changing to an official description of soft, heavy in places.

Backstage earned a possible tilt at the Galway Plate with his victory in the £20,000 (€23,000) Newwave Recruitment Perth Gold Cup Handicap Chase for trainer Gordon Elliott.

Irish eyes were smiling at a packed Perth as Carsonstown Boy justified strong support in the opening Provost's Plate Challenge Trophy Novices' Hurdle.

Joe Jo Star sprung a 16-1 surprise in the feature toteswinger Swinton Handicap Hurdle on a mixed card at Haydock.

Ferdy Murphy’s day at Ayr started on a sour note when Percutant was one of two horses to be fatally injured in the opening race, but Elzahann’s success in the Coral Backing Poppyscotland Mares’ Handicap Hurdle helped lift the stable’s spirits ahead of the Coral Scottish Grand National.

Kalahari King has run out an impressive winner of the John Smith's Maghull Novices' Chase.

Graham Lee has been given the go-ahead to ride Kilbeggan Blade in the John Smith’s Grand National.