Musselburgh doubles for Graham Lee and Dougie Costello, while jockeys in hot water at Huntingdon

JOCKEYS Graham Lee and Dougie Costello got the doubles in at Musselburgh yesterday as jumps racing finally returned to the East Lothian course after a weather-induced six-week absence.

Lee scored on Jim Goldie's Pokfulham (11-4) in the seller, and finished a good day's work with victory on Malcolm Jefferson's 7-4 favourite Jukebox Melody in the bumper. Costello scored in the opener on 5-2 shot King Fingal for John Quinn, then completed his brace on the James Ewart-trained Vosges in the juvenile hurdle.

The feature race of the day, the Country Refreshments Kilmany Cup Handicap Chase, was won by 7-2 favourite Isla Pearl Fisher. Paddy Aspell's mount was travelling strongly as he approached the last and galloped away for a five-length success, with Festival King and Bally Wall chasing the winner home.

Haddington-born Campbell Gillies enjoyed the easiest win of the day, as Lucinda Russell's Nelliedonethat (4-1) took advantage of bottom weight in the handicap chase to coast to a 15-length success from Guns And Butter.

At Huntingdon meanwhile, mistaking a rail at the start of the opening race had dire consequences for eight riders as they picked up suspensions of around a fortnight each.

The majority of the field headed on an incorrect path to the right of a short strip of fencing in the very early stages of the Cromwell Stand Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle and nearly all the offenders continued to the finish.

Star youngster Sam Twiston-Davies was one of those involved, along with Peterjon Carberry, Harry Challoner, Henry Brooke, Gemma Gracey-Davison, Matt Crawley, Matt O'Connor and Nathan Sweeney. They were all banned for 12 days. All except Sweeney were handed another three days for failing to pull up having knowingly taken the wrong course.

Rawaaj passed the post first but the race was awarded to the 5-2 favourite Dancing Daffodil and jockey Chris Ward, who would have been placed fifth otherwise.

Winning trainer Robin Dickin said: "You are supposed to keep left, but most of them have gone right down the chase course. Luckily my jockey walked the course with me last week and went again on his own today."

Tom Molloy also took the correct route to claim second on Giollacca, while although Sovereign Spirit carried Richard Killoran the wrong way despite the jockey's better intentions, but they retraced their steps to be third.

lFollowing the recent spate of abandonments, the British Horseracing Authority has announced an additional fixture at Kelso on Friday, 21 January.