It was a case of championship performances all round after Lavorante landed the Men’s Open at Chaddesley Corbett as that gutsy success sealed the season’s leading point to pointer prize for the evergreen 10-year-old.

Chaddesley Corbett hosts its final meeting of the current pointing season with a six-race card that promises to be as competitive as ever with a very healthy 77 entries and the first race due off at 2pm.

It may have taken over five decades but the long wait finally ended for veteran owner Clive Hitchings after Grace A Vous Enki lifted the historic Lady Dudley Cup carrying the colours of his wife Joan.

Mixing motherhood with training obviously works for Bridget Skelton (formerly Andrews) as the former top lady rider saddled her first winner after Midnight River landed the Conditions (Level 3) contest at Chaddesley Corbett.

A quartet of National Championships were wrapped up on a damp afternoon at Chaddesley Corbett on Monday 26th May following victories for the prolific duo, Inchidaly Rock and Elle Est Beau, while the the success of Missed Tee confirmed that Gina Andrews had regained her lady rider’s crown.

History making Jeux D’Eau became the first back-to-back winner of pointing’s final ‘classic’ of the season, the Lady Dudley Cup, since Brunico in the early 1990’s when comfortably landing the spoils at Chaddesley Corbett on Easter Saturday.

The historic Lady Dudley Cup Mens Open is the undoubted highlight of a very competitive card at Chaddesley Corbett on Saturday and the Laura Richardson-trained Jeux D’Eau looks set to have a crack at landing the iconic feature for the second consecutive year.