Southwell clerk of the course Roderick Duncan is optimistic the club can hold the first jumps meeting in the UK since snow disrupted National Hunt racing.

Trainer Ivan Furtado will face a disciplinary panel hearing next week after he ran the wrong horses in two races at Southwell earlier this month.

General Tufto claimed a fairytale victory on his 100th appearance at Southwell.

Trainer Gay Kelleway has been a supporter of All-Weather racing for over 20 years, having enjoyed her first winner when Duball Remy scored in a maiden at Southwell on November 22, 1993.

Brian Toomey may not have got the win he craved on his fairytale return to riding but the inspirational jockey was just glad to be back in the saddle at Southwell two years on from a fall at Perth that left him dead for six seconds.

Racehorse Owners Association chief executive Richard Wayman believes the British Horseracing Authority has taken the sensible approach by allowing an at-risk race to go ahead as scheduled at Southwell on Thursday.

The 32Red Fillies' Handicap at Southwell on Thursday has become the first race to be voided in a new three-month British Horseracing Authority trial after attracting just four declarations.

Michael Blake will return to Wiltshire relieved of a significant burden after a long losing run came to an end at Southwell.

First season shuttle sire Showcasing, a son of Oasis Dream, landed his first winner with only his second starter in the Northern Hemisphere when Absent Friends won at Southwell on debut.

Masterful Act continued his fine record at Southwell today with a gutsy success in the 12-furlong Coral Mobile Just Three Clicks To Bet Handicap, his sixth victory from seven starts at the track.

Hanoverian Baron is set to have his first start since October in the Coral Mobile Just Three Clicks To Bet Handicap over 12 furlongs at Southwell on Thursday.

Southwell officials will hold an internal investigation after a second horse at successive meetings died following a stalls-related incident on Tuesday.

Jockey Jimmy McCarthy announced his retirement from the saddle after partnering Ogee to victory at Southwell.

Cape Vale looks for further fibresand success. Cape Vale has come right back to his best since rejoining Dandy Nicholls, and was value for extra when winning a 6f handicap on his first visit to Southwell on Saturday (Love Delta 1½ lengths third).