Willie Mullins is set to send big gun El Fabiolo to Sandown rather than Punchestown.

The versatile Seddon is expected to return to the track in time for the Punchestown Festival, having not been seen since a credible third in the American Grand National at Far Hills in October.

Jonbon’s success in the Grade 1 Melling Chase at Aintree on Friday formed part of an exciting week for trainer Nicky Henderson, who is now looking forward to the season finale at Sandown and the Punchestown Festival.

The regally bred Brighterdaysahead could have chasing on her agenda for next season, after an emphatic victory in the Grade 1 Mersey Novices’ Hurdle at Aintree on Saturday.

The Gordon Elliott-trained Found A Fifty lunged late to land a thrilling Grade 1 Maghull Novices' Chase at Aintree on Saturday.

Strong Leader came home best of all to land the Grade 1 JRL Group Liverpool Hurdle at Aintree on Saturday.

It was an effortless performance from Gordon Elliott’s Brighterdaysahead to take a landmark Grade 1 victory in the Mersey Novices’ Hurdle at Aintree on Saturday.

Cheltenham form came to the fore in the Sefton Novices’ Hurdle, as Albert Bartlett third Dancing City reversed the placings with The Jukebox Man to land the Grade 1 stamina test.

Nicky Henderson enjoyed further Grade 1 success at the Aintree Grand National meeting when Jonbon came home strongest of all in the Melling Chase.

Mystical Power stayed on strongly to land the Grade 1 TrustATrader Top Novices’ Hurdle at Aintree on Friday.

It was a one-two for owner JP McManus to start Friday of the Aintree Festival, as Inothewayurthinkin took a comfortable victory over Iroko to land the Grade 1 Mildmay Novices’ Chase.

The Gordon Elliott-trained Gerri Colombe stayed on stoutly to land the William Hill Bowl Chase at Aintree on Thursday.

Nicky Henderson enjoyed a return to the Grade 1 winners’ enclosure when Sir Gino strutted his stuff in the Boodles Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle at Aintree.

Il Etait Temps relished the return to a longer trip in Aintree’s opening race, the Grade 1 Manifesto Novices’ Chase on Thursday.