DENIS O’Regan became the first jockey to ride a winner at every current active jumps track in Britain and Ireland when he partnered Irish challenger Fiveonefive to victory at Hereford Racecourse last week.

The Cian Collins-trained Fiveonefive was third in last month’s Welsh Champion Hurdle but the five-year-old successfully switched back to novice company to justify his odds-on favouritism.

Cruising up rounding the bend for home Fiveonefive saw off Johnny Blue by a length and three-quarters and more importantly gave O’Regan a long-sought victory at Hereford at the 29th attempt, writes Graham Saveker.

O’Regan had been second on three of his previous nine rides when attempting to achieve the much sought after win at Hereford last season.

O’Regan jokingly told Sky Sports Racing after the win: “They probably felt sorry for me, I’ve been here so many times!”

“They’re just relieved to see the back of me. A lot of people supported me last year to help me get it and it didn’t quite work out – Gordon Elliott, Cian again, different trainers all helped out. Today was a lucky day I had a good feeling about and I’m delighted.”

O’Regan has previously enjoyed Cheltenham Festival glory on Tidal Bay and Inglis Drever when based in England a few years ago and he went on:

“It took a lot of hard work, a lot of years, riding at different places and different jobs,” he added.

“I was only back from injury on Sunday after 14 weeks off. My boys and my wife are at home watching so it’s great.”

The well-bred five-year-old Magic Seven was well backed into even-money favourite for division of the two-and-a-half-mile hurdle and the Jonjo O’Neill junior ridden mount was never in danger throughout the race.

Leading before the second last hurdle, Magic Severn cruised clear before the final hurdle drawing clear to win by nine-and-a-half lengths from the Katy Price trained Face D’Music in the style of horse who should be followed.

Bonttay, successful at Cheltenham where she has won two bumpers, is set to return to that venue next month as the Fergal O’Brien-trained six-year-old carried topweight under jockey Paddy Brennan in the two-mile mares’ handicap hurdle to victory and as a result she will now be upped in trip and class for a £30,000 Class 2 event.

O'Brien commented after the win: “She’s won a lot of races for us and hopefully that’ll put her spot on now for Cheltenham in December.

“The trip wasn’t ideal for her but she won in spite of it and everything else.”

The stable completed a double when School Days Over made a successful chasing debut in the two miles five-furlong Novices Handicap Chase.