Skeltons strike with Red Tornado in Summer Hurdle

Dan and Harry Skelton combined to land the two big summer jumping prizes at Market Rasen on Saturday.

First it was Red Tornado who struck at 8/1 to take the Betfred TV Summer Handicap Hurdle.

Gwafa, running a stormer under top weight, travelled strongly throughout and made a bold bid from the front, taking up the running two out.

But Dan Skelton gradually wound up his mount, trained by his brother Dan, produced him after the final flight and the pairing stayed on strongly to score by one and a quarter lengths from fast-finishing Minellaforleisure (16/1).

Gwafa (5/1) just got the better of a photo-finish for third place with Iftiraaq.

In victory, Red Tornado was completing a five-timer of victories since joining the Skeltons from France.

Then only half an hour later Long House Hall doubled up when taking the £50,000 Betfred Summer Plate.

This time, Harry Skelton was more conservative as Tony Star set off at a frantic gallop and opened up an advantage heading out for the final circuit before quickly capitulating.

Cernunnos, under pressure from an early stage from Barry Geraghty kept on finding and was still in with a shout two out, but he blundered and came down at the final fence, the melee also putting the staying-on Monsieur Gibraltar and Henryville out of the contest.

That left Long House Hall (6/1 joint-favourite) clear to come home by eight lengths from the classy Ballynagour, who was conceding a stone to the winner, with Theinval third and consistent Golden Doyen fourth.

Geraghty was taken to hospital after the fall and found to have sustained a fractured right arm.