Len Lungo may be better known for his training of steeplechasers but it did not stop him plundering the John Smith’s Ayr Silver Cup with Against The Grain (16-1).

Magic Cat is set for a step up in class after running out a convincing winner of the Sapper Conditions Stakes for the in-form Karl Burke and Andrew Elliott at Ripon.

Robert Winston said he would “take it on the chin” after being handed a 28-day ban for dropping his hands at Carlisle.

Mick Easterby is keen to run Parknasilla in the JCB Triumph Hurdle following the four-year-old’s successful jumping debut at Leicester.