There was confusion at Sandown Park when the wrong horse was awarded the winner of the 13:50 race.

 

Nigel Twiston-Davies' 12-1 chance One For Rosie was declared to have won in a photo finish, but it emerged the photo was taken from the wrong winning line.

 

Hughie Morrison's Third Wind, at 9-1, was eventually awarded the race by a short head, with some bookmakers paying out for both horses as winners.

Market for the 2019 King George VI Chase as of 17/03/19

 

Altior 5/1

Cyrname 6/1

Clan Des Obeaux 7/1

Topofthegame 14/1

La Bague Au Roi 16/1

Waiting Patiently 16/1

Al Boum Photo 16/1

Douvan 20/1

Might Bite 25/1

Lostintranslation 25/1

Kemboy 25/1

Road To Respect 25/1

33/1 bar

I have to say that the way the English media go on about Bryony Frost is a bit much but that’s not her fault. She’s an excellent rider and deserves great credit but she has been put on a pedestal above Lizzie Kelly and Rachel Blackmore and it’s hard to watch. Frodon gets 10% coverage and she gets 90%. In fairness to her she gives the horse a good mention.

Altior could step up in trip next and go for the Melling Chase at Aintree over 2m4f!

 

Two-time Cheltenham Festival winner Yorkhill returns in warm-up for spring festivals at Clonmel today.

 

 

Good run from Yorkhill in second but Acapella Bourgeois too strong at the business end. Quickly settled it away from the last.

Min produced a magnificent performance to destroy his rivals in the Melling Chase, drawing clear under Ruby Walsh to win by a wide margin. Politologue finished a distant second to Min, who made all and could be called the winner a long way out.

Winx won a record 33rd race in a row, ending her career with a third successive Queen Elizabeth stakes and retiring with a four-year unbeaten streak.

 

The world's top-rated turf horse sprinted home in front of 50,000 people at Royal Randwick in Sydney.

 

Qabala jumped to the head of the betting for the Qipco 1,000 Guineas as she defeated stablemate Mot Juste to give trainer Roger Varian a one-two in the Classic trial.

Zabeel Prince wins the bet365 Earl Of Sefton Stakes under Andrea Atzeni.

 

Another winner for trainer Roger Varian at the Craven Meeting at Newmarket.

 

 

Too Darn Hot has been ruled out of the 2,000 Guineas. Trainer John Gosden said: "There has been great improvement but there will not be sufficient time to get him ready for Newmarket. We will look now at the Irish 2,000 Guineas or the Dante."

 

Trainer Tom Dascombe is targeting a ticket into the Investec Derby for Arthur Kitt when the colt lines up in the Blue Riband Trial at Epsom on Wednesday.

The big end-of-season clash between Altior and Cyrname is off as Cyrname is out of the Celebration Chase at Sandown on Saturday.

Pretty Pollyanna misses 1,000 Guineas after failing to sparkle in gallop.

Mohaather will miss the 2000 Guineas next Saturday following a setback.

Buveur D'Air recovered from his Cheltenham disappointment to capture the Punchestown Champion Hurdle.

 

Nicky Henderson's dual Champion Hurdler fell defending his Cheltenham title in March but he stormed clear of a quality field to win the Grade One feature.

 

Stand-in jockey Davy Russell held the 2-1 joint favourite until the approach to the last before powering past front-runner Petit Mouchoir to win.

Country House won the 2019 Kentucky Derby after Maximum Security became the first victor in the race's 145-year history to be disqualified on the day.

Hermosa makes all to win the 1,000 Guineas and completes a Classic double for trainer Aidan O'Brien.

The owner of Maximum Security is to appeal against the controversial decision to disqualify his horse as Kentucky Derby winner.

 

Country House was declared victor after the horse first past the post was ruled to have impeded rivals on Saturday.

 

Gary West, owner of the favourite Maximum Security, said he would file an appeal on Monday.

 

Critics of the disqualification include US President Donald Trump, who said the decision was "not a good one".

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has denied a request to appeal the stewards' decision which disqualified Maximum Security from victory in Saturday's controversial Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.