All news by author: Melissa Jones

Tim Vaughan's Crossbeau fell at the final hurdle when in command of a race at Chepstow. Later on the card, Midnight Ginger came with a strong run to snatch the spoils

Festival Trials Day was the last race meeting at Cheltenham before March's four-day event. Willie Mullins' runners did not disappoint and Sir Gino's impressive win made him the new Triumph Hurdle favourite

Sean Bowen and Harry Cobden are first and second in the 2023-4 jump jockeys' championship. Cobden has seven rides at Cheltenham on Festival Trials Day, including 2022 Grand National winner Noble Yeats

Jockey Jack Mitchell called the BetMGM Winter Oaks Fillies' Handicap winner's performance "electric" as she settled matters in short time. Hopes are high Lingfield can stage jump racing on Sunday, after the weather turned milder

Rachael Blackmore was the first female jockey to win the Cheltenham Festival's feature race, riding Henry de Bromhead's chaser. She also went into the record books in the Grand National for her main employer

Richard 'Sparky' Bevis, who has been based at Nigel Twiston-Davies' stable for almost two decades, is in intensive care at Southmead Hospital following an accident

Maughreen earned 8-1 Champion Bumper quotes after her stylish debut at Punchestown. Trained by the Festival record-breaker, she is from the family of his multiple Grade One winner Faugheen

Emma Lavelle's grey My Silver Lining (17-2) won the Wigley Group Classic Handicap Chase at Warwick. Dan Skelton, in form at his local course, had six winners on the afternoon at cumulative odds of 3,318-1

Trewlane ran very wide in the Grade 2 William Hill Towton Novices' Chase at Wetherby, giving jockey David Bass a tricky time. After forfeiting plenty of ground, the thoroughbred lost out by a small margin to Colonel Harry

It's For Me, a leading fancy for the big meeting in March, has suffered a setback. The Simon Munir and Isaac Souede-owned horse is 8-1 for the Sky Bet Supreme Novices' Hurdle with William Hill

David Maxwell has always wanted to win the St James's Place Festival Hunter Chase at Cheltenham. But the amateur jockey has sadly lost his intended 2024 mount Simply The Betts to colic

After his success on Vicious Moves at Tampa Bay Downs, John Hiraldo gave a tribute to his "humble" friend Luis Yamil Marcano, who sadly died in a road traffic collision

Callan, who rode the first winner at last year's Royal Ascot meeting, returned from a spell on the sidelines at Southwell on Tuesday evening. He successfully teamed up with Marco Botti's grey Encomiare

Burdett Road is at the top of William Hill's JCB Triumph Hurdle market at 7-2. The Royal Ascot winner has flourished over obstacles in James Owen's care and is unbeaten in two starts

Scene One and Zain Nights, both due to be ridden by Frost, were successful at the Lincolnshire track on Tuesday. In 2019, she became the first female jockey to win a Grade One jumps race at the Cheltenham Festival

Racing staff rep George McGrath believes the introduction of late Sunday cards is unsustainable if there is no change in working practices, while bookies reported brisk business on the first night

A trial of six Sunday evening fixtures began with a card at Wolverhampton. Shepherd rode winner Charlie's Choice, but said afterwards that he is against racing on that day during this time of the year

The Tom Lacey-trained Dibble Decker, a Value Scope selection for Mirror Racing, won at odds of 11-2. Lord Of Thunder, from Joe Tizzard's stable, looks like a horse to follow after he was steered to an easy success by Brendan Powell

Patrick animatedly pointed his finger in his relative's direction at the conclusion of a race at Limerick. It was won by Cheltenham Festival 2024 triallist Gaelic Warrior

The reigning Cheltenham Gold Cup champion powered clear of Gerri Colombe and stablemate Capodanno in the big race at Leopardstown's Christmas Festival. William Hill go 5-4 for the Festival's feature in March

The £130,000 Virgin Bet December Gold Cup was the feature race at Cheltenham on Saturday, where there were wins for horses trained by 28-year-old Jack Jones, Nicky Henderson and Dan Skelton

Jonbon was an authoritative winner of the Betfair Tingle Creek Chase, while trainer Gary Moore celebrated a 339-1 across-the-card treble at Sandown and Chepstow

The full result of the Coral Gold Cup was: 1 Datsalrightgino (16-1), 2 Mahler Mission (15-2), 3 Monbeg Genius (13-2), 4 Eldorado Allen (18-1). Complete Unknown was sent off the 4-1 favourite after strong support

Sarah Humphrey, who has a maximum of 25 horses in training each season, is aiming her front runner at the Grade Two Coral John Francome Novices' Chase. He is expected to race against Paul Nicholls' expensive recruit Hermes Allen

Royale Pagaille won the Haydock feature for in-form trainer Venetia Williams, while at Ascot, Paul Nicholls and Harry Cobden raced to a four-timer. Pic D'Orhy landed the Nirvana Spa 1965 Chase, but Shishkin took no part in proceedings