Gus Macrae made full use of his feather weight to claim the feature race at Aintree on Sunday.

Trainer Michael Halford is delighted Johnny Murtagh has chosen to partner Massiyn in the Lenebane Stakes at Roscommon tomrrow evening.

Despite ongoing issues with the weather, it’s been a good week and the highlight for the stable was our apprentice, Charlie Elliott, riding his first winner, aboard Bendzoldan at Leopardstown on Thursday night.

Five-year-old mare Midnight Soprano continued her remarkable rate of progress when getting the better of Ascot Gold Cup candidate Saddler’s Rock and odds-on favourite Unaccompanied in the Listed Seamus & Rosemary McGrath Saval Beg Stakes in Leopardstown last night.

Dermot Weld’s Unaccompanied has plenty going for her in the Listed Seamus And Rosemary McGrath Memorial Saval Beg Stakes at Leopardstown tonight and gets the nap.