THE three-time British champion jumps jockey Brian Hughes partnered five winners between last Thursday week and Wednesday just past, a double at Market Rasen on Wednesday bringing his seasonal total to 73.

While victory on the Ruth Jefferson-trained Lavida Adiva in the Listed Ladbrokes’ Mares Hurdle at Kelso on Saturday may have been more financially rewarding for the Co Armagh native, Klitschko’s win in the concluding handicap hurdle at Stratford last Thursday week was possibly more important.