Mullins and Walsh score again

Patrick Mullins continued his quest to ride a winner at every National Hunt circuit in Britain by steering Jarrive De Mee to an emphatic success at Haydock Park.

Punchestown or perhaps Royal Ascot are pencilled in for Poniros after his shock success in the JCB Triumph Hurdle.

Acting chief executive Brant Dunshea says the British Horseracing Authority is considering what can be done to “mitigate the risk” of false starts at the Grand National meeting – while avoiding a “Charge of the Light Brigade” scenario – after the first three days of the Cheltenham Festival met with problems in that regard.