Lalor landing the Racing Post Arkle Trophy Trial at Cheltenham ridden by Richard Johnston to win by seven-lengths making it an emotional victory for trainer Kayley Woolacott whose husband took his own life in January – the horse, who won a Grade 1 race at Aintree in April, immediately earned a 7/1 quote for the Arkle at the Festival
Enable staying in training next year, with a third Arc her target
2015 Gold Cup winner Coneygree making an exciting comeback under top-weight at Cheltenham to finish third in a three-miles-three-and-and-a-half furlongs chase having led at the last in what was only the 11-year-olds sixth start since taking the Gold Cup as a novice, since when he has been dogged by injury
Baron Alco, following up a run at Chepstow, with an indefatigable win in the BetVictor Gold Cup at Cheltenham after injury kept him off a racecourse for over 570 days
Harry Skelton with another big haul, riding five of the seven winners at Uttoxeter, with trainer brother Dan providing four of the mounts
Colin Tizzard achieving a four-timer at Exeter, with conditional jockey Harry Kimber aboard one of them to make it his second winner from four rides, whilst Robbie Power got the other three home
Maggie’s Merseyside charity, which provides cancer support, nearly £35,000 the richer after a silent auction at Bangor’s annual charity race-day
Sophie Upton receiving the Richard Davies Jockey Club Achievement Award to celebrate new careers by former riders run by the Jockeys Education and Training Scheme for becoming a BHA starter – as well as the award, Sophie won £3,000
Southwell introducing a Twitter competition where users try and tweet three winners on the card and receive free entry to the next meeting if successful
STEWARDS ROOM
… and what hasn’t been so good
Fast ground continuing to be a problem for Towcester where only 42 horses in ran seven races when racing returned to the course after it had to abandon a meeting due to the going
“We have an exciting day ahead now of racing from Cheltenham, for the third day of the November meeting, alongside coverage from Aintree and Epsom” – ITV4 continuity announcer
