Man of the moment Sam Thomas continued in a rich vein of form when steering Quarry Town to victory in the EBF ’National Hunt’ Novices’ Hurdle at Ludlow

Dark’n Sharp landed a gamble and his first victory for three-and-a-half years when taking the Betfred Macer Gifford Memorial Handicap Chase at Huntingdon.

JOCKEY CLUB officials were none-the-wiser yesterday as to whether champion trainer Martin Pipe will attend a scheduled hearing tomorrow over his refusal to allow a horse to be dope-tested at Haydock last week.

Ferdy Murphy is praying the rain stays away from Cheltenham to help Europa’s prospects in tomorrow’s Unicoin Homes Handicap Chase.

It was a case of happy returns in more ways than one at Windsor today.