Jack Haynes

17 hours ago | racingpost.com | Jack Haynes

While Dan Skelton was extending his title lead with a much-needed double, Heidi Palin boosted her own championship claims when winning the feature 3m1f handicap hurdle on Doyen Quest. Palin, 22, is based with Alcester-based Skelton and drew level on seven winners with Olive Nicholls in the amateur lady jump jockeys’ championship that runs until May 30, with upcoming big hunter chase meetings taking place at Cheltenham and Stratford sure to prove vital.

20 hours ago | racingpost.com | Jack Haynes |James Stevens

Chepstow: Skelton’s evening acesDan Skelton’s last opportunity to add to his prize-money tally before Sandown’s jumps season finale comes when he saddles two of the four runners in the 2m handicap chase (6.05). Tristan Durrell’s mount Doyouknowwhatimean was successful over course and distance just four days ago and carries a 7lb penalty, while Charlie Todd partners bottomweight Le Fauve, who was pulled up at Plumpton last weekend on his chasing debut.

20 hours ago | racingpost.com | Keith Melrose |Jack Haynes

The major differences between the Highland National and Saturday's bet365 Gold Cup are the quality of runners and the ground conditions. The going at Sandown on the last day of the season is usually good nowadays. Meanwhile, 70 per cent of meetings at Perth, which races only between April and September, have the word 'soft' in the going description. On the quality point, the topweight at Perth would have been out of the handicap at Sandown seven times out of nine in the last decade.

1 day ago | racingpost.com | Jack Haynes

Paul Townend sealed an important Listed double for Willie Mullins in the trainers’ title race aboard Kiss Will and Fun Fun Fun. Mullins added just over £50,000 to his prize-money tally in Britain in the two main races on day one of the track’s three-day festival.

1 day ago | racingpost.com | Jack Haynes

Willie Mullins reduced the deficit in the title race to £37,325 after Kiss Will landed the most valuable race of the day at Perth. Paul Townend's mount gained a dominant success by four and a quarter lengths in the Listed 3m novice hurdle and stablemate You Oughta Know finished fourth, accumulating £24,912 in prize-money for the reigning champion trainer. It was not all bad news for Dan Skelton, though, as his sole runner Royal Infantry ran well in second. The runner-up finish was worth £8,548.