RACING: Trainer Mick Quinn celebrated his first success since returning from 18 months in exile when Hagley Park made all to land the Bet Direct Selling Stakes at Wolverhampton yesterday.
The former footballer served the ban after the Jockey Club ruled he had neglected three horses under his care.
Ironically, Hagley Park provided Quinn with his final success before the lay-off.
Yesterday the four-year-old was quickly out of his 12 stall on the wide outside and jockey Tony Clark took him straight across the track to grab the rail.
There he set his mount alight and the pair scorched a trail which their 11 rivals were unable to match.
In the end the 6 to 1 chance had a three-quarters of a length advantage over his nearest rival Stand By with Jazzy Millennium a further length behind.
Meanwhile, Aintree racecourse's clerk of the course Andrew Tulloch yesterday announced the racecourse watering policy for next month's Martell Cognac Grand National meeting (April 3rd-5th).
"It is our committed policy to produce ground no faster than good as a result of which we shall monitor weather reports and forecasts on a daily basis between now and the meeting," he said.
"In view of this policy we have invested in improvements to our watering equipment, which will enable us to water all or part of all three courses, if needs be, overnight."
