Tidal Bay confirmed he will be a major contender for top honours this season with a virtually faultless performance in the Colin Parker Memorial Intermediate Chase at Carlisle today.

Laertes put up a fine staying performance to land the £25,000 Press & Journal Highland National, the feature race on the final day of Perth’s festival meeting.

Aka Jake will wear blinkers for the first time in public as he bids to break his duck in the totesport Eider at Newcastle on Saturday.

Cedrus Libani remains unbeaten over fences following his third victory but he was made to work a little harder than his odds suggested at Catterick.

It may be 364 days before he hangs his stocking again, but there were no St Stephen's Day blues for Peter Maddison as Lothian Falcon flew to victory in the £50,000 skybet.com Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase at Wetherby.

Ollie Pears was in jubilant mood after Own Line provided the former jockey with his first winner as a trainer at Wetherby.

Henrietta Knight's Harris Bay beat off the challenge of long-time leader Without A Doubt to win the feature United House Gold Cup at Ascot.

The Paul Nicholls-Ruby Walsh dream team shows no signs whatsoever of grinding to halt as the season draws to a close and the pair dominated the first day of the Scottish Grand National meeting at Ayr.

Lucinda Russell’s See You There ploughed through the mud to defy top weight in the Racing UK For £15 Per Month Novices’ Chase at Carlisle.

Imperial Commander stole the show at Newcastle with an impressive victory that sets the scene for a likely trip to the Cheltenham Festival.

Malcolm Jefferson’s Calatagan may have been the 14-1 outsider of the party in the £30,000 skybet.com Castleford Handicap Chase but he ran out a game winner of the two-mile test at Wetherby today.

According To John extended his unbeaten record to six with a convincing performance in the Paris Pike Novices’ Chase at Kelso.

Graham Lee has picked up the plum ride on L’Aventure in Saturday’s Red Square Vodka Gold Cup at Haydock.

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

Nicky Richards is well on course to beat his best seasonal total of 51 after a double at Ayr with Harmony Brig and Camden Bella put him on 36 winners for the campaign.

Caesar’s Palace put up an astonishing performance to win the Orangina Handicap Hurdle at Ayr for Kinross trainer Lucinda Russell.

Nina Carberry is looking forward to partnering Forest Gunner in the totesport Becher Chase at Aintree on Sunday.

Strong Resolve is still on course for the totesport Becher Chase despite being pulled up on his reappearance at Carlisle on Sunday.

Graham Lee, the leading rider at last week’s Cheltenham Festival, continued his rich vein of form with a near 93-1 treble on Rogues Gallery, Manbow and Rayshan at Wetherby today.

Jockey Alan Dempsey was taken to hospital with a suspected broken jaw after a fall from Forever Eyesofblue at the last fence in the Seguro Holidays Novices' Handicap Chase won by Falchion.

Tony McCoy proved his fitness ahead of some high-profile rides at the weekend when making a winning return to action on Ursis at Wetherby this afternoon, just nine days after dislocating his thumb.

Forest Gunner produced an exhilarating round of jumping to make virtually all in the betfair.com Grand Sefton Handicap Chase at Aintree today.