Feelgood factor on Town Moor as Mulholland completes a double

Tuesday: Doncaster

Neil Mulholland ended a six-week wait for a jumps winner when the aptly named Feel Good Inc won the maiden hurdle under Richie McLernon.

"I was glad to get that," the trainer said. "But we've had plenty of placed horses and every January ours are a bit the same.

"Numbers wise we're having a good season with more than 40 winners, but three weeks ago it was -8C and then it was 10C. It's not good for horses. Look what it does to humans, everyone has got a snuffly nose. I can guarantee a lot of horses across the country have the same thing."

Feel Good Inc beat 4-6 favourite Issuing Authority on his hurdles debut, and Mulholland said: "We've always liked him, we were hopeful he'd run well.

"He jumped well and has been very professional. I hope he can continue on an upward curve. He's a baby, but he's a nice horse."

Mulholland made it a double when £340,000 buy Willmount – a 25-1 chance for the Weatherbys Champion Bumper with Sky Bet – took the bumper which Beep Beep Burrow, after whom the race was named, missed due to a minor setback.

Beep Beep Burrow is the second horse The Good Racing Company have taken on to raise funds and awareness for Rob Burrow's fight against motor neurone disease, and the rugby league legend was there to present the prize.

Burrow said: "I have been greatly humbled by the support I have received since my diagnosis and the awareness and money raised for the MND Association has been amazing.

"I have always loved going to the races so to have two horses named after me is something very special and I'm extremely grateful to The Good Racing Company."

Beep Beep Burrow had to miss the race named in his honourCredit: Louise Pollard

Hidden joy

Who would be an owner? It has been a bumpy ride for Hidden Beauty since her winning bumper debut in November 2021 so no wonder the Nick Brown Racing members were smiling.

She has been pulled up with a heart problem in another bumper, carried out when going easily on her hurdles debut and then missed three races for three different reasons.

"I'm thrilled for her owners, they've been so patient," Brown said after the mare defied a hold-up on the M18 to make it to the track and land the novice hurdle. "It's a rollercoaster and we're at the top of it at the moment so we have to enjoy it.

"I'm delighted, she's always been a very nice mare. She started second favourite for a Listed bumper at Cheltenham last year, but she had atrial fibrillation. Fergal O'Brien and his team have done a fantastic job to get her confidence back."

Light's late strike

Clear White Light was matched at 1,000 in running on Betfair in the 2m3½f hurdle and even his trainer thought he was beaten, but Brian Hughes got him up to beat Garde Des Champs, who was backed at 1.01.

"Jumping the last I thought the other one had us, but Brian Hughes said he was confident he would get him," said winning handler Adrian Keatley.

"The horse is a bit like Mike Tyson, small but effective."

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