Too Darn Hot scorching home in the Dewhurst Stakes by two-and-three-quarter-lengths giving jockey Franke Dettori and trainer John Gosden their first victories in the race – the Dubawi colt was unbalanced entering the dip at Newmarket but once he hit a level surface and was asked to accelerate he readily turned on the burners and victory was never in doubt
Joseph O’Brien winning his first Group 1 in Britain as a trainer with Iridessa taking Newmarket’s bet365 Fillies Mile, beating Hermosa trained by his father Aiden, and adding to his Group 1 wins comprising the Irish Derby, the Moyglare and Melbourne Cup
Limato winning back-to-back Group 2 Challenge Stakes for trainer Henry Candy
Jim Crowley riding a treble at Leicester, and James Doyle a double Nottingham to take him to 100 winners for the season – he’s now off to ride for a short spell in Australia
Trainer Tim Easterby adding to his maiden 100 winners in a season, achieved last month, with a double at York – Easterby had five runners in the 7f handicap and only second place eluded him as four of them filled the first five places
Perl Noir winning on his 100th and final appearance at Catterick – the eight-year-old gelding trained by Scott Dixon had previously won ten races, the first in 2012
Trainer Philip Hobbs apparently leaving behind last season’s troubles with a treble at Worcester just as the new jumps hits its stride
Lucinda Russell winning consecutive races at Hexham with Misfits and Rivabodiva securing their victories by leading from the front
ITV Racing seeking an agreement to show major Irish Sunday fixtures on ITV4
Bookmakers Star Sports stepping in at the last minute as sponsors at Bangor for the fixture arranged to replace the abandoned meeting at Exeter
BHA considering changes to its non-runner rules to fall into line with other racing nations to deem a horse who “has been denied a fair start” a non-runner as in the case of Harry Angel who was snagged in the Ascot stalls
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…and what hasn’t been so good
Silvestre de Sousa receiving an 18-day ban under totting-up rules for whip abuse, meaning he misses Champions Day at Ascot
Longchamp losing its final three fixtures of the season s remedial work is still required on the turf, with meetings being transferred including the Group 1 double-header comprising the Prix Royal-Oak and Criterium which goes to Chantilly – meanwhile France Galop is seeking feedback from British and Irish visitors to Longchamp after heavy criticism of facilities on Arc day following the openinng of the new grandstand
Trainer Ian Williams, a veterinary surgeon, complaining there was insufficient levels of water available to the runners are the Cesarewitch – the stewards interviewed the Clerk of the Course and the equine health and welfare director, and a report has gone to the BHA
