The OLBG Mares’ Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival has been raised to Grade One status as part of an overall upgrade to British Jump Pattern and Listed races for the 2014/15 National Hunt season.

Paul Hanagan received rich praise from those associated with Taghrooda as he showed the assurance to match the athleticism of the filly beneath him to secure a first Classic winner in the Investec Oaks at Epsom yesterday.

James Fanshawe may look to Hallelujah to give him a first winner at Ayr after the mare landed a thrilling victory in the Betfred Garrowby Stakes at York.

South African superstar Soft Falling Rain will be heading into “unknown territory” this afternoon when he makes his British debut in the Betfred Hungerford Stakes at Newbury.

There are few harder horses to dislodge from the front than Universal and Mark Johnston’s battler continued his impressive rate of progress in the Princess Of Wales’s boylesports.com Stakes at Newmarket.

Declaration Of War has jumped to a prominent position in the betting for Saturday’s Coral-Eclipse at Sandown after owners Coolmore suggested the colt was a “possible” runner.

Joanna Morgan believes her Britainnia Stakes hero Roca Tumu will handle a step back up in trip following his Royal Ascot success.

Richard Hughes has every intention of chasing the Jockeys' Championship again next year after being crowned Flat king for the first time at Doncaster on Saturday.

Wild Coco showed stamina is her forte as she outstayed her rivals in the DFS Park Hill Stakes at Doncaster.

British champion jockey Paul Hanagan claimed the plaudits on his first visit to Hamilton this season with a 159-1 four-timer, highlighted by victory in the feature Glasgow Stakes on Sparkling Portrait.

A turn-up in the Darley July Cup had looked a distinct possibility and it was supplied by 20-1 shot Mayson as he led for virtually all the six furlongs at a saturated Newmarket.

The Fugue was catapulted towards the head of the betting for the Investec Oaks after an imperious display in the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes at York yesterday.

Paul Hanagan proved exactly why he was recruited to be Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum’s first jockey with a consummate ride aboard potentially useful stayer Thimaar in the Betfred The Bonus King Queen’s Prize at Kempton.

Paul Hanagan has paid full tribute to his big rival Silvestre de Sousa after retaining his Flat jockeys’ championship title.

JOHNNY Murtagh will lead reigning champion Pat Smullen 81-78 heading for the final flat meeting of the season at Leopardstown tomorrow.

Paul Hanagan maintained his eight-winner lead (163-155) over Silvestre de Sousa despite drawing a blank at Nottingham before dashing off to Kempton's evening meeting.

PAUL HANAGAN moved a step closer to claiming back-to-back jockeys’ championships with a winner at Wolverhampton yesterday.

Defending champion Paul Hanagan edged further ahead of Silvestre de Sousa as the jockeys’ title rivals both picked up five-day bans under the new whip rules this afternoon.

Paul Hanagan took another step towards being crowned champion jockey for a second successive season with a double at Redcar today.

Paul Hanagan’s chances of being crowned champion jockey for a second successive year were given a boost with the news title rival Kieren Fallon is heading to Australia to ride in the Melbourne Cup on November 1.

AWAIT THE DAWN is “unlikely” to take his chance in the Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.

Kieren Fallon moved to within eight winners of Paul Hanagan in the jockeys’ championship after securing a double at Newcastle.

Silvestre de Sousa lit up a damp, grey final meeting at York today with a 1,983-1 four-timer on Oceanway, Bannock, Orsippus and Licence To Till.

Paul Hanagan's double contrasted with a major net loss for Silvestre de Sousa on a day when all three champion jockey aspirants were in direct competition at Nottingham.

WINS from Jack’s Revenge and Franciscan at Leicester saw Kieren Fallon erode Paul Hanagan’s lead in the jockeys’ championship to seven.

Wins from Jack’s Revenge and Franciscan at Leicester saw Kieren Fallon erode Paul Hanagan’s lead in the jockeys’ championship to seven.

Winners from Fran Berry and Colm O’Donoghue inspired Ireland to a late comeback in the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup at Ascot.

Paul Hanagan drew first blood for the Great Britain team in the Shergar Cup at Ascot by partnering Sarrsar to an emphatic success.

PAUL Hanagan has vowed not to wear himself out in pursuit of retaining his title as champion jockey.

Kieren Fallon vowed to “throw everything at it” as he bids to be crowned champion jockey for a seventh time.

Ryan Moore could be sidelined for the rest of the season after suffering a nasty fall on the final day of Glorious Goodwood.

Paul Hanagan is hoping to be back in action on Sunday as he continues to recover from a neck injury.

SUPERSTARS abound at Royal Ascot today, but all eyes will be on Frankel when Henry Cecil’s superstar defends his unbeaten record in the St James's Palace Stakes.

Richard Fahey reports Wootton Bassett to have arrived home a “little bit stiff” after losing his unbeaten record in the French 2000 Guineas at Longchamp on Sunday.

WOOTTON Bassett lost his unbeaten record in the Poule d’Essai des Poulains at Longchamp yesterday.

PAUL HANAGAN is looking forward to seeing Wootton Bassett return to scene of his finest hour to contest Sunday’s French 2000 Guineas at Longchamp.

Miss Work Of Art gave champion jockey Paul Hanagan his first winner of the new season at Lingfield last month and she provided him with his 28th at Ascot.

FRANKEL will face a maximum of seven rivals in the totesport.com Greenham Stakes at Newbury on Saturday.

Champion jockey Paul Hanagan was off the mark on only his second ride of the new Flat season at Lingfield today.

RICHARD Fahey is sending over a strong raiding party to the Curragh tomorrow for the opening day of the Irish Flat season.

Kieren Fallon believes he has every chance of taking a hand in the race for the 2011 Flat Jockeys’ Championship.

IN the end it did not quite come down to the very last race, but the destination of the 2010 British Flat jockeys’ championship was not sealed until the penultimate event at Doncaster on Saturday.

Paul Hanagan has been crowned champion jockey with one race of the Flat season to go at Doncaster.

AFTER a hugely eventful day in the race to be crowned British champion jockey, it is as you were at the start of play.