Kauto Stone made a successful seasonal bow as he landed the Grade One JNwine.com Champion Chase at Down Royal.

PAUL Nicholls has given Tataniano and Kauto Stone entries in the Sportingbet Tingle Creek at Sandown on Saturday as he seeks to continue his domination of the two-mile feature.

William Buick came of age with a copy-book victory on Arctic Cosmos in the Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster as a nationwide gamble on Rewilding bit the dust.

Triple Aspect maintained his formidable record at Sandown in the Coral Charge today.

Speculation was mounting today that Prudential may walk away from a deal to buy the Asian arm of US insurer AIG if it cannot renegotiate the price.