Northern jump racing’s top trio of Howard Johnson, Graham Wylie and Graham Lee kicked off the New Year in great style with a three-timer at Catterick thanks to wins with Zeitgeist, Turnstile and Motive.

BRUNEL landed a share of first prize in the Prix de la Porte Maillot at Longchamp yesterday after lightning knocked out the photo-finish equipment.

Promotion, owned by the Queen, is 9-2 favourite with Ladbrokes to make amends for an unlucky run at the Royal Ascot meeting in Saturday’s Bet365 Old Newton Cup at Haydock.

MOTIVE, a useful performer on the level for Michael Stoute, is fancied to get off the mark over timber with victory in the Weatherbys Bank Novices’ Hurdle at Musselburgh today.

Krugerrand repeated his victory of last year with an impressive display in the Cadogan Silver Salver Handicap on the 34th Timeform Charity Day at York this afternoon.