THE T.J. Adams-bred Desirable Court earned some blacktype last Thursday week when winning the Listed Charnwood Forest Mares’ Chase at Leicester under Harry Skelton.

On ground described as good-to-firm, only four runners went to post for this two-mile race but it didn’t lack for excitement with the Dan Skelton-trained Desirable Court, who was despatched as the 1/ 2 favourite, seeing off the 50/1 shot Hope’s Wishes by three-parts of a length. Blackdown Hills (14/1) was a further neck back in third.