Alan King described himself has “extremely fortunate” after Massac made virtually every yard of the running to land the featured Grade Two Life From Coloroll Chase at Windsor.

Ireland made a great start to Cheltenham Festival week yesterday with a victory for the Dessie Hughes stable plus the legendary name Tom Dreaper in the winner’s enclosure at Stratford.

Henrietta Knight has her team in fine form ahead of Best Mate’s eagerly-awaited next outing at Ascot and Edredon Bleu’s bid for a fourth consecutive victory in the BBA Peterborogh Chase at Huntingdon tomorrow.