CHELTENHAM: Heartbreak for luckless Mangan

Your heart had to go out to Jane Mangan, after she had victory dragged from her grasp in the Foxhunters yesterday.

The sensational 19-year-old is one of the rising stars of the game and has a massive future. She gave Oscar Delta, trained by her father, Jimmy, an unbelievable drive. Mangan had him near the front throughout and made her move over the third last.

They were tactics that seemed destined to succeed. Oscar Delta flew the last and started up the hill with a clear lead and the contest at his mercy.