Lump Sum regained the winning thread when adding the Grade 2 Dovecote Novices’ Hurdle to his CV at Kempton.

Patrick Neville will leave the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup door open, yet admitted he is leaning towards running The Real Whacker in the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase at next week’s Festival meeting.

Neil Mulholland is confident Milkwood can outrun his odds in the McCoy Contractors County Hurdle at Cheltenham on Friday week.

Moroder showed plenty of tenacity to cause an 18-1 shock in the Virgin Bet Grimthorpe Handicap Chase at Doncaster.

As jockeys adapt to the new whip rules that come into effect over jumps on February 13, there have already been multiple suspensions and disqualifications.