It was a superb Mother's Day at Owlerton Stadium for Elaine Parker with her son Sean winning the Queen Mother Memorial Cup with Droopys Flare.

Entries close on Friday at noon for the first hurdles race to be run in the UK in more than a year. Star Pelaw next Tuesday night will host the jumpers.

Julie Luckhurst is under no illusions the size of the task that faces her Snowdon Mel in the semis of the Arena Racing Company Kent Plate at Central Park this weekend.

The opening round of the bet365 Hunt Cup on Saturday evening at Oxford saw a quickest of the round for Venetian Mick who justified his position as ante-post favourite.

The final of the BGBF British Breeders Stakes saw Romeo Tomcat come out on top for Patrick Janssens while Greenwell Gypsy set a new 905m track record on the night.

A former Golden Jacket winner and another semi-finalist in that competition both had winning offspring last week, with one of them racing and beating her own son.

Sunday afternoon saw the final of the Queen Mother Memorial Cup at Sheffield, the first Derby trial stakes at Towcester plus action from Star Pelaw and Valley.

Saturday evening saw the start of the Arena Racing Company Kent Plate at Central Park, the Ladbrokes Puppy Derby at Monmore and the bet365 Hunt Cup at Oxford.