Relentless Richards extends hot spell with returning Isaacstown Lad

Isaacstown Lad advertised the flying form of trainer Nicky Richards when successfully returning from a six-month break in the £20,000 Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle.

Richards has been firing in winners in the north and the 11-year-old gelding became the trainer's eighth victory this month.

"He's a great old pro who has still got that sparkle and Greystoke is a great place for the old-timers like him," said the trainer.