Roaring Lion cemented his place as horse of the year with a thrilling victory on Champions Day at Ascot. Our racing tipster kept up his excellent summer form with every horse being placed at the Berkshire venue.

Ascot (Champions Day)
13.25: Thomas Hobson 1pt win at 9/1: 2nd SP 14/1
14.00: Brando 1pt ew at 8/1 (4 places): 4th SP 13/2
15.15: Roaring Lion 2pts win at 9/4: WON, SP 2/1
15.50: Crystal Ocean 2pts win at 11/4: 2nd SP 11/4

Ffos Las
14.45: Aimee De Sivola 2pts win at 6/4: unplaced SP 9/4
15.20: Rock On Oscar 1pt win at 9/2: unplaced SP 5/1
16.25: Chitibello 1pt ew at 7/1: unplaced SP 14/1
16.55: West Wizard 1pt ew at 4/1: UR, SP 11/4
17.30: Ninth Wave 1pt ew at 15/2: 4th, SP 6/1

LW

Adam Wedge guided Dark Invader past the post in front and earned us a small profit on the day.

Wincanton (Friday)

14.55: Canyouringmeback 2pts win at 10/3: UR, SP 6/1
15.25: Cubswin 2pts win at 7/2: unplaced SP 4/1
15.55: Dark Invader 2pts win at 10/3: WON, SP 11/4
17.05: Benbecula 1pt ew at 9/1: unplaced SP 10/1

Total Stake = 8pts

LW

You can't keep a good man down for long. An emphatic week meant we're now seven winning weeks from eight this season.

NFL WEEK 8 TIPS

2pts Eagles -3.0 (v Jaguars) at 17/20: WON, FT 24-18
2pts Giants DNB (v Redskins) at 1/1: FT 13-20
3pts Panthers +3.0 (v Ravens) at 20/23: WON, FT 36-21
2pts Packers +9.0 (v Rams) at 10/11: WON, FT 27-29
1pt Packers DNB (v Rams) at 33/10: FT 27-29
2pts Saints DNB (v Vikings) at 17/20: WON, FT 30-20

It was heartbreak in LA where we'd backed huge underdogs Green Bay. They trailed by 2 with 2 minutes to go. Rodgers only needed to nudge his team down in to field goal range and chip the winner ... instead the ball was fumbled on a brainless kick return - effectively ending the game in that moment.

The Panthers were a 3pt tip and cruised to an easy victory over the Ravens, despite being underdogs.

LW