Happy families as Dascombe's Finoah gets off the mark for Cronshaws

The clocks have gone back and half-term is over for the majority of school children but Finoah helped one Manchester family beat the Monday blues.

The Tom Dascombe-trained juvenile is named after owners Alan and Sue Cronshaw's grandsons Finley and Noah and he got off the mark in the 6f novice stakes, with one of the young boys proving to be a lucky charm.

"Finley is back in school but Noah doesn't go back until tomorrow, so we brought him to see the horse run for the first time," said a delighted Alan Cronshaw.