TRIUMPH Hurdle-winning trainer Philip Hobbs took the top honours at Exeter yesterday with a double courtesy of Cousin Nicky and Wellbeing.

Reveillez is not certain to make a return trip to the Cheltenham Festival despite getting off the mark over fences at Folkestone, where he formed the middle leg of a treble for Tony McCoy.

Tony McCoy lit up a cold afternoon at Folkestone and showed just why he is champion jockey with a fine treble that exhibited his skill in the saddle to full effect.

Sheena West is hoping Kalmini can emulate Penzance and land big-race glory at the Cheltenham Festival following the four-year-old’s success at Taunton.

JP McManus was back on a racecourse yesterday and enjoyed a low-profile afternoon at Sandown Park with no sign of interference from aggrieved Manchester United supporters.