Young amateur Sam Waley-Cohen, who rode his first Cheltenham Festival winner last month, completed a famous double when guiding Katarino to victory over the Grand National fences in the John Smith’s Fox Hunters’ Chase at Aintree today.

Irish contenders at the Grand National.

THE drying conditions at Kempton will be good news for the connections of Gunther McBride for Saturday's Racing Post Chase .

WEIGHTS for the Racing Post Chase are set to rise

Connections were today refusing to panic over the continued wet spell which is delaying the jumping debut of leading JCB Triumph Hurdle hope Prizeman.