Mossey Joe will run in the Crabbie’s Fox Hunters’ Chase at Aintree rather than in the Grand National.

Jockey Pat Cosgrave has been given a six-month ban for improper riding by the Emirates Racing Authority.

Stand Guard joined La Estrella on a mark just one short of the British all-weather-winning record when the pair’s much anticipated clash at Southwell was called off at the 11th hour.