Falcon swoops for Meyrick glory at Wetherby

It may be 364 days before he hangs his stocking again, but there were no St Stephen's Day blues for Peter Maddison as Lothian Falcon flew to victory in the £50,000 skybet.com Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase at Wetherby.

The North Yorkshire track’s festive highlight attracted only six runners, with higher-rated entrants side-stepping the contest, yet an open race looked in prospect with last year’s winner Leading Man among the opposition.