Cathy Gannon's positivity was rewarded when Spic 'N Span claimed a sixth course success at Southwell.

Snow brought British racing virtually to a halt today but the sole surviving meeting at Southwell proved fertile ground for Lincolnshire trainer Conor Dore.

Barney McGrew and Kaldoun Kingdom will carry joint-top weight in the William Hill Ayr Gold Cup on Saturday.

Zigato gained a dramatic success under William Buick in the opening Racing UK Handicap at Haydock.

Trainer Michael Dods landed his first Group-race success as Barney McGrew scored under an enterprising ride in the totesport.com Chipchase Stakes at Newcastle.

Michael Dods has his team in good form and is hoping for better things from Tiger Reigns after watching him get home in game fashion at Ripon today.

Bryan Smart and Phillip Makin have struck up a fruitful partnership in the absence of Tom Eaves and the trainer-jockey combination followed up Friday's Southwell hat-trick as Snow Bay struck at the Nottinghamshire track.

Paul Cole’s General Eliott will carry top-weight in Saturday’s totesport.com Cambridgeshire at Newmarket and will have the assistance of Johnny Murtagh in the saddle.

Richard Fahey’s terrific run continued when he completed a 503-1 treble with Jeannie Galloway, Faithful Ruler and She’s In The Money – all three ridden by stable jockey Paul Hanagan – on the first afternoon of Ayr’s three-day Western meeting.

David Brown will bid to cap his second season training by scoring with his first runner in Ireland as Doncaster Rover heads to the Curragh for Sunday’s Patrick P. O’Leary Memorial Phoenix Sprint.

Michael Bell's Prompter became the first progeny of the 2005 Derby winner Motivator to win when he put up a convincing performance under Hayley Turner in the EBF Maiden Stakes at Chester today.

Racing at Ayr today went ahead without any problems after the abandonment of last week’s meeting on safety grounds following a seven horse pile-up in the third race.

Pseudonym booked himself a trip to Glorious Goodwood with a gritty display in the Mary Elizabeth Westwood Celebration Handicap at Beverley.

Steve Donohoe’s 800-mile trek around the UK was well rewarded when Ensnare gave him his third winner in 36 hours in the totesuper7 Handicap at Ayr.

Crack Australian rider Clare Lindop partnered her second British winner on just her third outing as Medicean Man ran away with the Simpson Millar Family Law Service Maiden Stakes at Doncaster.

A crack at the Chester Cup could be on the cards for Gordonsville after the six-year-old gave Jim Goldie a third success in the £20,000 Musselburgh Gold Cup.

The sun shone and the crowds flocked to Musselburgh's family day meeting, which got under way with James Moffatt's Masterofceremonies gaining a dramatic success under Royston Ffrench in the toteplacepot Selling Stakes.

Phillip Makin is in hospital with a crushed vertebra in his back following a fall on the gallops.

Trainer Michael Dods and jockey Phillip Makin teamed up to good effect as Ayr enjoyed a virtually trouble-free return to action.

Tim Pitt sent out his first winner since moving to Malton following his split with owner Willie Mackay last summer when Basalt ran away with the Book Tickets Online At southwell-racecourse.co.uk Maiden Stakes.

Xpres Maite provided Roy Bowring with a first taste of success for 233 days with a clear-cut victory in the Catch Captain Croc @ Pontins Handicap at Wolverhampton.

Falling foul of the stewards is usually met with huge disappointment by offending jockeys – yet Paul Mulrennan, Dale Gibson and Hayley Turner are unlikely to be too upset following their respective brushes with authority at Southwell.

Some tight finishes warmed the hands and exercised the vocal chords of the Southwell punters on a particularly crisp and clear afternoon at the all-weather venue.

Paul Hanagan was the man to follow at Newcastle as he completed a 21-1 double aboard Resounding Glory and Redford.

Rider Fergus Sweeney claimed the first domestic Group success of his career with a pillar-to-post victory in the totescoop6 Sirenia Stakes at Kempton.

Jockey Neil Callan is in top form at present and he made it nine winners in the past seven days when completing a near 10-1 double on Rio Taffeta and Bahamian Ballet at Catterick.

Ronnie Howe ended a frustrating run of near-misses in the style you would expect from a 2-7 chance as he made all to land the Go Pontin’s Median Auction Maiden Stakes at Southwell.

Steve Donohoe is set for a working trip to America after clinching the apprentice riders’ championship with a win at Musselburgh.

Tony Culhane took the riding honours at Pontefract with a 44-1 double highlighted by Sweet Lilly’s success in the £40,000 (€59,440) Listed totesport.com Silver Tankard Stakes.

Magic Echo stunned punters when running out a decisive 66-1 winner of the first division of the EBF/Gosforth Decorating & Building Services Maiden Stakes in the hands of Phillip Makin at Newcastle.

Brazilian apprentice Silvestre de Sousa stole the limelight when he booted Handsome Cross home a narrow winner of the GNER Scottish Cup at Musselburgh.

Jim Goldie won his “Derby” for a second time when he saddled Reluctant Suitor to land the totesport.com Musselburgh Gold Cup in front of a big Easter Sunday crowd.

John Balding paid tribute to the skills of his daughter Claire and her husband Jason Edmunds after Soba Jones notched a 10th career success at Southwell.

Multi-millionaire owner John Fretwell has appointed Richard Mullen as his principal jockey next season.

Keys Of Cyprus has a long way to go to mirror the achievements of his half-brother Continent but he nevertheless made an impressive start to his racing career in the Ouse Maiden Stakes at Catterick today.

After 16 years riding abroad, Billy Cahill enjoyed his first success since recently returning to these shores when he booted European Dream home in the opening race at Newcastle.

Lucky Spin dropped down to six furlongs for the first time in her career at York yesterday and showed she has enough speed to make her mark as a sprinter.

Lucky Spin was well beaten when she visited York for the Royal Ascot meeting last month, but it was a totally different story at the sun-drenched course today.

British trainer Clive Cox realised one of his ambitions when he won the Northern Rock Gosforth Park Cup with Out After Dark at Newcastle this evening.

Liverpool supporters Karl Burke and Franny Norton had more cause for celebration when the trainer and jockey teamed up successfully with City For Conquest in the Stapleton Maiden Auction Fillies’ Stakes at Catterick today.