"I don't think I have ever seen anything like it" - Mr Hailstone WINS after hitting 999/1 in running

Mr Hailstone won in jaw-dropping fashion at Chepstow - hitting an in-running high of 999/1 before winning going away!

The Dr Richard Newland-trained hurdler was tailed off after turning for home - and still had five in front of him jumping the last.

But miraculously he took off like an express train upon landing and won by a length and a half under talented 7lb claimer Luke Scott.

It was a spectacle for the ages on Grand National Day - covered here by the Racing Post.

Racing Manager Craig Talbot said: “I don’t think I have ever seen anything like it, I don’t know how he did it!

“He has won really well by the line and he was still learning today - now the penny has dropped you would have to fancy him to win again before lone.

“I spoke to Dr Newland and he was as speechless as me afterwards. It’s why you fall in love with racing.”

It was a terrific day for Ursa Major, with Moonlight Glory coming second at Newcastle under a fine ride from Tom Midgley.