Ben Pauling enjoyed another notable winner this season when Fiercely Proud tenaciously battled back to get the better of Paul Nicholls’ unbeaten Kabral Du Mathan in a pulsating finish to the Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle at Ascot.

Jungle Boogie provided his rider Darragh O’Keeffe with his first success at Ascot when he landed The Howden Graduation Steeple Chase on Saturday.

The Pinnacles are over for another year but that doesn’t mean an end to the hot summer racing in Perth! The G2 Ted Van Heemst Stakes highlights a nine-race program at Ascot this Saturday where once again we’ll be blessed by sunny weather, but it will be extremely hot.

Wednesday racing heads to Ascot with the A.T.A Stakes the feature event.

Thursday’s racing round-up brings news of a potential big-race clash at Ascot next Saturday…