It was a day of slightly mixed results for trainer Nick Williams at Newbury yesterday as victory for Reve De Sivola was followed by stablemate Diamond Harry being put in his place by Big Buck’s.

Love Of Tara led home a 1-2 for Cheltenham trainer Martin Keighley, who provided Dan Hiskett a first winner in the saddle in the Dartmouth Term of "65" England Expects Amateur Riders' Novices' Hurdle at Exeter today.

Richard Hannon is fast turning the £200,000 Weatherbys Super Sprint into a benefit and registered his seventh success in 18 years as Monsieur Chevalier starred on day two of Newbury’s Dubai Summer Festival.

Nicky Henderson is mulling plans for Amaretto Rose after the mare was pulled up on her seasonal bow at Wincanton.

Souffleur followed in the illustrious hoofprints of Denman and Wichita Lineman as another wide-margin winner of the Ballymore Properties Challow Novices’ Hurdle at Newbury.

A move to Paul Nicholls from Robert Alner’s and a breathing operation have seemingly transformed Trust Fund, who bossed his rivals from the front in the Weatherbys Bank Silver Buck Handicap Chase at Wincanton.

Liberate left the Philip Hobbs stable dreaming of another victory in the JCB Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival after maintaining his unbeaten record with ease in the closing race at Wincanton.

INGLIS DREVER is a red-hot favourite to add to his big-race haul in Saturday’s totesport Long Walk Hurdle at Windsor.