Three and easy for Dan Skelton and team in bringing up half century

Dan and Harry Skelton made racing look the simplest of games on Friday, kicking off their weekend in style with about as comfortable a three-timer as they could ever have wished for.

With Sunday's meeting at Market Rasen the only British jumps fixture between now and Bangor's return on August 16, trainer Dan Skelton heads into a break with his team in fine shape, with this treble taking him onto 52 winners for the season already.

It was Wynford who got the ball rolling for the pair, holding off Cesar Et Rosalie by two and a half lengths to land the 2m3½f handicap hurdle.