Amazing Day (20-1) just got the better of 11-8 favourite Rio Taffeta in a thrilling finish to the skybet.com Wooden Spoon Charity Selling Stakes at Ripon.

Top-class Flat performer Percussionist will continue his new career as a novice chaser at Ayr tomorrow against several other potential stars of the future.

Tax Free shattered the five-furlong course record when he bolted up in the Prestwold Conditions Stakes at Leicester.

Peter Bowen’s halcyon summer jumps campaign scaled dazzling new heights after Yes Sir hacked up in the valuable totesport.com Summer Plate Handicap Chase at Market Rasen.

BOB BOB BOBBIN fired a warning shot for next season’s Coral Welsh National when opening his account over fences in the Letherby & Christopher Beginners’ Chase at Chepstow yesterday.

Bob Bob Bobbin fired a warning shot for next season’s Coral Welsh National when opening his account over fences in the Letherby & Christopher Beginners’ Chase at Chepstow.

Alfred The Great proved the class act with a stylish victory over some well-touted rivals in the gg.com Introductory Hurdle at Kelso.

RICHARD Fahey’s record at Catterick deserves more than a cursory glance and Ball O Malt is taken to produce the goods in the Streetlam “National Hunt” Novices’ Hurdle.

Wild Cane Ridge looked a classy recruit to the novice chasing ranks with his impressive debut victory over fences at Newcastle on Friday.

History was made on Champions Day at Newmarket when Sergeant Cecil completed an unprecedented staying handicap hat-trick with a resounding victory in the totesport Cesarewitch.

Paddy Merrigan is making a name for himself as a rider of some potential and to prove the point he booted home his first double on The Pen and Model Son at Wetherby.

Aidan O’Brien tightened his grip on the betting for the Classics with a Group One double thanks to Horatio Nelson and Rumplestiltskin at Longchamp.

Not content with dominating the National Hunt scene through the bleak winter months, Martin Pipe stole the show at Market Rasen’s summer showpiece meeting today with a 1,013-1 treble.

Airwave looks set for a bright summer after getting her career back on track with an impressive success in the Group Two Ridgewood Pearl Stakes at the Curragh today.

TOP US jockey Gary Stevens teamed up with German trainer Andreas Wohler to take the Prix de Psyche with the unbeaten Quilanga at Deauville yesterday.

BAY TREE and Kinnaird will represent British stables in the 10-furlong Prix de Psyche at Deauville today.

A sharp overnight frost did not deter racing fans who braved the cold but sunny Yorkshire weather to turn out in their droves for the 2004 Middleham Open Day.

Tony McCoy edged closer to Richard Dunwoody's all-time record of 1,699 winners over jumps in Britain with a typically polished ride on Sunridge Fairy in the opener at Cartmel.