It’s already been a fine afternoon of racing, with significant results in the first two races. First, Dan Skelton landed the opening handicap hurdle to tighten his grip on a thrilling race for the champion trainers’ title, before Brighterdaysahead struck in the Mersey Novices’s Hurdle to give trainer Gordon Elliott a big boost ahead of his seven-pronged assault on the National. You can follow all the action LIVE with Standard Sport’s blog below.
