Alcazar, East Ilsley trainer Hughie Morrison's grand stayer who overcame serious injury to win at the highest level, has been retired.

The 11-year-old suffered a catalogue of injuries - including a broken leg, broken pelvis (three times) strained tendons and bleeding.

But Morrison brought him back to fitness each time, and Alcazar went on to win 12 of his 31 starts, and more than £400,000 in prize money.

The highlight of his career came last October when he landed the Prix Royal-Oak at Longchamp at the age of ten, making him the oldest horse to win a Group 1 race in France.

Last year, he also won the Group 2 Prix Kergorlay and the Group 3 Sagaro Stakes, a race he had won in 2003 after being reinstated on appeal following disqualification on the day.

Paying tribute, Morrison said: "He was a very brave, very good horse. To still be racing with vigour aged 11, he was exceptionally brave."

Morrison was among the winners with another stayer on Saturday when Rehearsed, a three-year-old filly, landed an extended two-mile handicap at Wolverhampton in the hands of Steve Drowne.

West Ilsley trainer Mick Channon has some smart juvenile fillies in his care, and Sweet Lilly added to his tally by taking the Listed totesport.com Silver Tankard Stakes at Pontefract.

Channon, who has already enjoyed notable success this term with the likes of Alzerra and Silca Chiave, sent out Tony Culhane's mount to beat Champlain in the mile contest.

Linda Green gave the former England footballer an across-the-card double with victory in a six-furlong handicap at Windsor.

Lingfield has been a happy hunting ground for Channon in the past week with Zato getting up close home under John Egan to beat Cross The Line by a neck in a mile handicap.

Cantabilly also starred for the West Ilsley trainer on the Polytrack with victory in a ten-furlong handicap.

Cole also saddled Tredegar to get off the mark in a seven-furlong maiden at Newmarket.

Alan Jarvis's Twyford string, near Bicester, are in fine fettle, and he enjoyed another winner with Our Blessing at Pontefract.

Over the jumps, Crossbow Creek, trained by Mark Rimell at Leafield, near Witney, continued his love affair with Kempton by posting a third course success.

The eight-year-old had won both his starts over timber at the Sunbury track - including the Lanzarote Hurdle.

And he made it three out of three under National Hunt Rules there with an impressive success in a two-mile handicap chase on Saturday.

Robert Thornton sent Crossbow Creek into the lead at the third-last fence, and he quickly went clear to beat Cossack Dancer by an easy five lengths.