Richard Hughes could finish only third as Christophe Soumillon lifted a third International Jockeys' championship in Mauritius.

WILLIE MULLINS has yet another major string to his Cheltenham bow, following newcomer Ballytrim’s annihilation of the opposition in the Bumper at Thurles yesterday.

Jimmy Frost hung up his riding boots on a winning note after Bohill Lad landed the Exeter Racecourse Conference Centre Handicap Hurdle at Exeter.