TREVOR Whelan, an underrated jockey over jumps, will be concentrating on the flat from now on. Already a valued work rider for Roger Charlton, he did his prospects no harm by winning Saturday’s Listed 32Red Stand Cup at Chester for the stable on 9/2 chance Blakeney Point.

Charlton’s placing of Blakeney Point this season has been very interesting. The five-year-old joined stable-companion Second Step in the line-up for the Group 3 Glorious Stakes at Goodwood and was gaining on him in third, the pair no match for Mirage Dancer. He then finished a very good fifth in the Ebor, appreciating the longer trip, and at first sight a mile and a half at Chester looked on the short side for him, especially as he started favourite for the Chester Cup last season.