Marcus Tregoning’s spell in the doldrums ended in scintillating fashion at Lingfield as last year’s Vodafone Derby-winning trainer unleashed another Classic candidate in the shape of Aqaleem.

Revellers who braved the inevitable New Year hangovers to be at Cheltenham on Saturday suffered something of an anti-climax as rising star Fundamentalist fluffed his lines badly in the Unicoin Homes “Dipper” Novices’ Chase.