Heavy downpours fail to dampen spirits at Warwick's Fiver Friday meeting

Five had set out over the two and a half mile trip with The Good Doctor setting the early pace. He was passed at the fourth-last fence by Cabhfuilfungi, ridden by Tom Cannon for trainer Kerry Lee, and, stepping up in trip after finishing runner-up at Uttoxeter last time, he soon established a winning lead, coming home 8½ lengths clear of top-weight Alcedo.

There was a runaway winner in the opening JCB 'Hands And Heels' Handicap Hurdle for conditional jockeys and amateur riders when 6/4 favourite Mr Griffiths made light of a 6lb rise in the weights for his win at Fontwell Park to put 26 lengths between himself and Sweet Magic who had cut out the early running. Taking the lead approaching the penultimate flight, Mr Griffiths went further and further ahead and is likely to see an even bigger rise in his rating as a result.

Dan Skelton chose wide-margin Sandown Park winner Sinnatra from his four entries in the Aston Villa Foundation EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle and he was sent off the hot 4/11 favourite to win again. He was dropping down in class after running third behind Cheltenham Festival fancy Act Of Innocence last time and, after tracking leader Four Springs into the straight, was another to come right away for an easy success.

Tigers Moon looked the likely winner of the Best Odds Guaranteed At Betano Handicap Hurdle when leading over the second-last flight, only to be caught and passed on the run-in by Kenzono who was following up his win at Uttoxeter last time. Wilmcote trainer Olly Murphy was on hand to greet his winner who completed a stable double after the earlier success of Harbour Island at Ffos Las which had brought up jockey Sean Bowen's 200th winner of the season.

Skelton and Murphy saddled two of the six runners in the JCB Hydradig Handicap Hurdle and the Warwickshire pair dominated proceedings with 15/8 favourite Harry Bright, last seen when running fourth over the course at the end of December, holding the challenge of Up To Trix on the run-in to make it 147 winners for the season for the Skelton stable.

Cleeve Prior trainer Claire Dyson has found winners hard to come by in recent seasons, but she has an improving mare in Voleur De Terres who followed up her Leicester win in some style in the Betano Backing British Racing Mares' Handicap Chase (Queen Boudicca Mares' Chase Qualifier). She became the fourth winning favourite of the afternoon when leading all the way in the hands of Lee Edwards, proving too strong for Lynsey Larue and top-weight Only Gossip.

Favourite backers collected again in the closing Betano Boosted Odds Every UK Race Mares' Open National Hunt Flat Race when, after a delay to the start, David Bass shot Irish point-to-point winner Burds Of A Feather straight into the lead and they made every yard of the running to beat Sparkling Water by 19 lengths.