Racing review: Hotpots and howlers from the last seven days in the world of horse racing

THERE were some memorable performances and some moments to forget in the world of racing this week.

Take a look at our latest instalment of Hotpots and Howlers, where we pick out the good, the bad and the downright ugly from the past seven days.

Hotpots

The first place to start this week is with the ultra-impressive Lincoln winner Auxerre.

Charlie Appleby's progressive four-year-old made all the running and ran out a dominant winner under top jock James Doyle.

He returned one of the shortest-priced winners in the history of this competitive handicap at 5-2, with the on-course punters at Donny in clover.

He looks a Group horse in the making and looks set to strut his stuff in the Group 1 Lockinge Stakes next up.

HORSES FOR COURSES Sun Racing's Zoe Crabtree running the marathon for Ebony Horse Club

There was some good news in the on-running prize money row this week.

The Levy Board have agreed to a one-off injection of £6.5 million to keep prize money levels up.

This is a welcome intervention, with several racecourses feeling the pinch due to the drop in media rights income.

It remains to be seen if racing can come up with a long-term fix with the reduction in FOBT stakes set to his bookies hard, but the pressure is off for now.

Howlers

Punters had their fingers severely burnt at Wetherby on Friday.

The 3-1 favourite Biblical looked home and hosed in the bumper, with nearly £30,000 matched in-running at odds of 1.01 (1-100).

But out of nowhere, 13-2 shot Old Jeroboam sprouted wings to nail the jolly in the final stride.

Ouch.