Ferdy Murphy and Graham Lee stole the show at Ayr with a 20-1 treble highlighted by Marshall Hall, who completed a hat-trick in impressive fashion in the Guinness Handicap Chase and set himself up for a trip to the Punchestown Festival in the process.

Wild Cane Ridge is set to tackle Grade Two company over fences for the first time if Saturday’s meeting at Haydock gets the go-ahead.

Ferdy Murphy will gauge whether Leading Man is up to Cheltenham Gold Cup class in the Peter Marsh Chase at Haydock on Saturday.

Danny Barry, who worked for the late Gordon Richards for over nine years but is now based near Dundalk, had Irish eyes smiling as he completed 65-1 double with the well-backed pair Black Chalk and Bogus Dreams at Musselburgh.

Len Lungo’s decision to switch Cloudmor back to the hurdling game paid off when the five-year-old ran out a decisive winner of the Newcastle Breweries Classified Hurdle.

SCOTTISH handler Len Lungo hopes Mirjan can make it third-time lucky when the 10-year-old goes for gold in the totesport Cesarewitch at Newmarket on Saturday.

Alfie Flits, a classy bumper horse, continues to progress after switching to the Flat and he made it two out of three under a confident ride from Dean McKeown at Pontefract.

Everything fell into place for Supreme Prince as he gained his first success of the season under a fine ride from Richard Johnson in the Hillhouse Quarry Handicap Chase at Ayr.

CORAL have cut Calling Brave from 16-1 to 12-1 for the Racing Post Chase on Saturday after Nicky Henderson’s charge was yesterday the subject of decent market support.

Rasharrow, third in the Champion Bumper at Cheltenham last March, is a possible for Musselburgh on Friday.

Bruce Gibson announced his retirement from the saddle after riding Crazy Horse to finish runner-up in the Weatherbys Insurance Morebattle Handicap Hurdle at Kelso.

Len Lungo’s Villon is set to have his second outing over fences when tackling the totescoop6 Novices’ Chase at Carlisle on January 14.

Caesar’s Palace put up an astonishing performance to win the Orangina Handicap Hurdle at Ayr for Kinross trainer Lucinda Russell.

Villon made the best possible start to his chasing career with success in the St Modwen Properties Beginners’ Chase at Uttoxeter.

Len Lungo will bide his time before making a decision on where to send promising novice hurdler Rasharrow.

Lenny Lungo is keen for Brooklyn Breeze to tackle three miles for the first time over fences in the Pagebet Rehearsal Chase at Newcastle on Saturday.

Wild Cane Ridge looked a classy recruit to the novice chasing ranks with his impressive debut victory over fences at Newcastle on Friday.

Philip Hobbs is hoping either Monkerhostin or Lacdoudal can spoil the Paddy Power Gold Cup party for Martin Pipe tomorrow.

In-form jockey Tony Dobbin delivered an upbeat report on Brooklyn Breeze ahead of the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham on Saturday.

Rasharrow made it two out of two since switching to the jumping game when justifying 1-5 favouritism in the Alan Mackay Insurance Introductory Novices’ Hurdle at Ayr.

Lenny Lungo reports his exciting prospect Villon to be firmly on course for a trip to the Cheltenham Festival.

Paddy The Piper extended his winning sequence to five in brave fashion in the Grade Two Tote Exacta Premier Kelso Hurdle at Kelso yesterday, but he will be giving the Cheltenham Festival a miss.

Len Lungo issued a warning to punters today over the participation of Only Once in Saturday’s Tote Eider Chase.

CORAL Welsh National third Hedgehunter is set to return to Britain for his next outing, according to trainer Willie Mullins.

LILIUM DE COTTE, fourth in the Triumph Hurdle last term, made an impressive debut for owner JP McManus and trainer Nicky Henderson at Uttoxeter yesterday.

Lenny Lungo’s stable faces a virtual shutdown for the next fortnight after a viral problem struck the yard, it emerged today.

Lenny Lungo has put plans for The Bajan Bandit on hold after the gelding was found to have a nasal discharge following his below-par effort in the Weatherbys Towton Novices’ Chase at Wetherby yesterday and he is keeping a close watch on the rest of his team.

LEADING Irish amateur Davy Russell put the seal on his appointment as first jockey to the powerful Ferdy Murphy stable when gaining his first success for the West Witton trainer on Inn Antique at Sedgefield yesterday.

Champion Kieren Fallon had to wait until the concluding Saiffe Joseph & Sons Handicap for a success on the Lenny Lungo-trained Magic Combination at Newcastle today to maintain the status quo with Richard Hughes, who had earlier been successful on Parkland, in the jockeys’ championship.

Direct Access set out on the long road that could lead to Cheltenham next March with a pleasing debut over fences under Tony Dobbin.