Top-weight Blue Bajan has been ruled out of Saturday’s totesport.com Cesarewitch at Newmarket.

Oscar Bay looked a horse with Aintree potential as he sparked a big-priced Stratford double for jockey Seamus Durack.

WILLIE Mullins’ pair of Cousin Vinny and Hurricane Fly are the headline-grabbing names among 112 entries, released yesterday, for the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle – the opening event of the Cheltenham Festival.

Jim Lewis was back in the winner’s enclosure on King George day at Kempton as Breedsbreeze maintained a 100% record over fences in the Nigel Clark Feltham Novices’ Chase.

Chomba Womba’s victory in the Coral Ascot Hurdle proved the highlight of a 15-1 treble for trainer Nicky Henderson and jockey Barry Geraghty at the Berkshire venue.

Andy Turnell plans to send Blue Bajan down the Champion Hurdle trial route during the first half of the jumps campaign.

Blue Bajan staked an early claim for top jumping honours next winter by showing a terrific turn of foot to win the totepool Swinton Handicap Hurdle at Haydock.

Leading Attraction proved the most impressive offering on a decidedly quiet afternoon of jumping at Kempton.

Davy Russell is delighted to have picked up the ride on Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup second-favourite Abragante.

Trainer Simon Burrough achieved a first career double when Eluvaparty and Deep Quest combined to stun the crowd at Exeter today.

ILLUSTRIOUS BLUE aims to supplement a brilliant win in Dubai with another valuable success on sand when he tackles the Betdirect Winter Derby today.

Cambridgeshire runner-up Blue Bajan is on target for the £40,000 (€59,000) ibetx.com Churchill Stakes at Lingfield on Saturday.

Presumptuous, part-owned by former trainer Jack Berry and his son Sam, landed his second race over timber in the hands of David O’Meara in the Betfred Handicap Hurdle at Southwell.

Gino Carenza was seen to good effect when the Andy Turnell-trained Squires Lane got off the mark in the Dine In The Queen Mother Restaurant Beginners' Chase.

Andy Turnell is hoping for an improved effort from Jelani in the Emirates Airline Yorkshire Cup tomorrow on what will be his third run following a long lay-off.

Keith Dalgleish, who rode Yavana’s Pace into third place in the Grade One Canadian International at Woodbine, Toronto, last night jetted back to his native Scotland and took the riding honours with a 19-1 treble at Hamilton today.