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.

Made In Japan ended a barren run stretching back to 2004 at Cheltenham – the scene of his Triumph Hurdle victory in the very same year.

Cheltenham will arrive just a little too soon for Enfant de Lune, who could now head to Aintree in April following an uncomplicated 10-length victory at Lingfield.

Donald McCain admitted he expected nothing less than a win for Fiendish Flame after he ran away with the second division of the Touchline Event Management “National Hunt” Novices´ Hurdle at Sedgefield.

Osolomio, a decent handicapper on the Flat for Alan Swinbank, got off the mark under National Hunt Rules on his second start over timber for Jennie Candlish at Chepstow.

Richard Johnson took the riding honours at Uttoxeter today with a double initiated when The Extra Man made all to land the Leek Brewery Novices’ Chase.