Racing: Sting in tail for Sanders

The further One Off goes, the better he gets, and Sir Mark Prescott's game gelding landed his fourth victory on the bounce at Folkestone yesterday. He made all in the 15-furlong handicap, having won from 12 to 14 furlongs in his previous races.

The 11-10 favourite beat It's Your Bid by a length and three-quarters and the son of Barathea still looks one step ahead of the handicapper.

The result had a sting in the tail for the winning jockey, Seb Sanders, however. He was banned for two days (6 and 7 August) for allowing One Off to drift into the inside rails on the bend out of the home straight, causing interference to Humdinger and Friendly Alliance.

Magic Amour, bought originally as a bumper horse, had his first win in the Tote Placepot Stakes over seven furlongs on the Flat, springing a 20-1 shock.

Sprint specialist David Nicholls received a boost for his Goodwood hopes when Ballybunion, ridden by his son Adrian, got up to beat Intellibet One by a neck in the five-furlong Stanford Handicap.