RATHVINDEN secured a win for Scotland at last week’s prestigious Cheltenham Festival when carrying the colours of Ayrshire owner Ronnie Bartlett to victory in the amateur riders’ novice chase.

Trained in Ireland by Willie Mullins, the gelding produced a game performance in the four-mile marathon on testing ground.

Potato farmer Ronnie Bartlett is no stranger to success at Cheltenham, having won the 2012 Neptune novice hurdle and the Arkle Challenge trophy in 2013 with his gallant grey Simonsig.

Winning jockey Patrick Mullins – son of the winning trainer - said the horse jumped well and gave his all in the gruelling contest.

The victory marked the third of three wins for the stable at the Gloucestershire track on March 13.

Northumberland jockey Harry Reed came close to a Festival victory, giving Remiluc a great ride to finish runner-up in the county handicap hurdle race.

The 21-year-old was in the winner’s enclosure the following afternoon at Fontwell, where he rode Fizzlestix to land the conditional jockeys’ handicap hurdle race.

While the focus was firmly on Cheltenham, Jedburgh jockey Callum Bewley rode a winner at Sedgefield on March 13.

He posted a 5-1 victory in the novice handicap hurdle race on Drums of War.

On the second day of the Cheltenham Festival, St Boswells owners Paul and Clare Rooney saw The Last Samuri finish third in the cross-country chase.

The same afternoon, on the all-weather at Wolverhampton, Irvine jockey Danny Tudhope rode We are the World to head he concluding handicap.

Alnwick trainer Victor Thompson completed a quickfire double at Hexham on March 15 after landing the first two races on the card.

He saddled Pc Dixon to a 33-1 win in the opening two-mile novice hurdle race, before taking the three-mile novice handicap chase with favourite Nelly La Rue.

Milnathort trainer Lucinda Russell and Hawick jockey Blair Campbell teamed up to win the 2m 7f handicap hurdle race with the consistent Haul Us In – enjoying a second success in five days.

Lucinda Russell was back in the winner’s enclosure at Musselburgh on March 16, when Celtic Flames was the 2-1 victor of the two-mile novice handicap chase.

Northumberland trainer Susan Corbett and jockey son James won the opening two-mile handicap hurdle race with Morning with Ivan.

Bedrock headed the novice hurdle race for in-form Carrutherstown trainer Iain Jardine.

The three-mile handicap chase saw four-times point-to-point winner Dun Faw Good post a first success under Rules.

Trained by Jimmy Walton, the 11-year-old, was ridden by former Northern Area point-to-point champion, Catherine Walton.

Carluke handler Keith Dalgleish saddled Sporting Press to a short head success in the concluding bumper.

Two Scottish jockeys in winning form on the all-weather at Wolverhampton that evening were Jason Hart and Danny Tudhope.

Hawick-born Hart rode Dazeekha to a 5-1 victory in the first division of the six-furlong handicap, while Tudhope, from Irvine, won the second division on Clergyman.

Carlisle’s Sunday card was lost to the weather, and Kelso’s Monday meeting was also abandoned.