Philip Hobbs may have drawn a blank at the Cheltenham Festival but he has his string in tremendous heart and advertised the fact yet again with a double at Haydock.

In-form trainer Keith Reveley bagged a one-two with Brave Rebellion and Truckers Lady in the feature John Smith’s No Nonsense Novices’ Chase at Kelso.

Chaos reigned at Kelso when Humourous was disqualified for taking the wrong course after being first past the post in the Pertemps People Development Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle.

SANTA’S GROTTO is coming to Mayo - but Father Christmas has to set up shop in a building that town councillors were told was not fit for public use.