David Power Jockeys’ Cup leader Harry Skelton picked up six points on Sunday but had his lead trimmed by 10 thanks to a 16-point haul for Harry Cobden.
Cobden moved into second place on Saturday ahead of Sam Twiston Davies and made the most of the long journey north to Musselburgh by picking up a win on Insurrection (with the Skelton-ridden Asta La Pasta in second) in the bet365 Frodon Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase. He also picked up points thanks to the third-placed finish of Red Risk in the Pertemps Network Group Handicap Hurdle.
Skelton currently has 246 points compared to 228 for Cobden.
Twiston-Davies (204) was again left to curse the ITV scheduling, as for the second day running he would have picked up some points, but the bet365 Scottish Supreme Novices’ Hurdle in which he was third on Clap Of Thunder was outside of the terrestrial TV coverage.
Other movers on Sunday included David Bass and Kevin Brogan, though, despite 14-point afternoons, neither has enough points to yet break into the top 20 on the Jockeys’ Cup leaderboard.
A big-race win in the bet365 Edinburgh National Handicap Chase for Brendan Powell aboard Magna Sam – who was winning the race for the second time – allowed him to close the gap on eighth-placed Ben Jones, while Danny McMenamin (+6) and Gavin Sheehan (+4) both added a few more points following successful Saturdays.