Alphonse Le Grande was narrowly declared the winner of the valuable Cesarewitch Handicap at Newmarket on Saturday, although he now looks set to be disqualified from the race due to apprentice jockey Jamie Powell falling foul of the whip rules.

Alphonse Le Grande was narrowly declared the winner of the valuable Cesarewitch Handicap at Newmarket on Saturday, although he now looks set to be disqualified from the race due to apprentice jockey Jamie Powell falling foul of the whip rules.

The Emmet Mullins-trained The Shunter battled on strongly to land the staying feature at Newmarket on Saturday, making it six National Hunt-based winners of the Cesarewitch in succession.