Phillip Makin was the star of the show on the first day of the Ayr Gold Cup meeting yesterday with a 78-1 treble.

Selected tips from courses in the UK and Ireland.

Phillip Makin is in hospital with a crushed vertebra in his back following a fall on the gallops.

Paul Hanagan was the man to follow at Newcastle as he completed a 21-1 double aboard Resounding Glory and Redford.