'He created history' - record-breaking Gordon Elliott among this week's winners

The Racing Post's awards will honour the best (and sometimes worst) performances and raise talking points from the last seven days of racing. This week's winners are . . .

Performance of the week

at Navan

On a sensational Saturday at Sandown and Aintree it was going to take something extremely special for the action at Navan to stand out from the crowd, and that's exactly what happened as Gordon Elliott created history by becoming the first trainer in Britain or Ireland to win seven races on the same day at the same course.

Such was the size and strength of the squad Elliott took to Navan, anything less than two or three winners would have been considered a disappointment, but to reel off seven consecutive victories is beyond any trainer's wildest dreams and is not a feat we are likely to see repeated anytime soon.

Gordon Elliott enters the record books with a magnificent Navan seven-timer

Flop of the week

Bryony Frost's Tingle Creek triumph on Greaneteen provided the best and most emotional moment of the weekend, but it's not one that appeared particularly likely pre-race as many people waited for Chacun Pour Soi to stamp his class over supposedly inferior rivals.

Chacun Pour Soi: did not perform with his usual zest in the Tingle CreekCredit: Caroline Norris (racingpost.com/photos)

The way he was ridden was put down as a reason for his Champion Chase disappointment in March, but the same excuse cannot be used here as Patrick Mullins quickly sent his charge to the front in an attempt to dominate, only to weaken to finish last of five after struggling with his jumping.

After proving his undoubted class and dominance in Ireland, it is curious, and connections will hope merely a coincidence, that Chacun Pour Soi has now bitterly disappointed on his two runs across the Irish Sea.

'It's huge to hear the support' - tumultuous week ends in glory for Bryony Frost

Comeback of the week

The rain

After months of dry weather and quick ground – and then some unwanted snowstorms last weekend – finally the rain arrived just in time for an unforgettable weekend of jump racing.

There were no squabbles over field sizes as frustrated yards were finally able to stretch their legs and witnessing Haydock ease to its natural heavy ground during racing on Wednesday, surely signalled that all is right again with the world.

Upset of the week

Plenty contenders in a week which saw Kilcruit become the shortest-priced Irish loser in at least 25 years, but the award goes to Irish Sovereign, who was arguably the most surprising winner on a Tuesday which saw winners at odds of 40-1, 50-1, 22-1, 25-1 and 125-1.

Irish Sovereign was 'only' 50-1, but in five starts for trainer Sarah Humphrey had been beaten a combined 237 lengths. Yet the application of first-time blinkers appeared to help no end as he powered home late to earn a first victory and an eyewatering £281,000 payout for one lucky William Hill punter.

'Winning the National is the dream' - lucky punter thinks big after £281,000 win

Jockey of the week

Chester Williams

A superb afternoon at Exeter on Friday saw the conditional rider land the first treble of his career – at combined odds of 139-1 – with the highlight being his never-give-up ride on Gladiateur Allen who he galvanised to win in a photo from Elixir De Nutz.

Williams ended the week with a 50 per cent strike-rate after also winning at Wincanton on Thursday, meaning he has already eclipsed his best tally of winners for a season.

Gladiateur astounds Williams as son Chester completes his first treble

Ante-post mover of the week

Constitution Hill

The most star-studded weekend of the jumps season so far produced a glut of eyecatching displays with the spring festivals in mind, but arguably none was more impressive than Constitution Hill's demolition job at Sandown on Saturday.

The four-year-old former Irish point-to-pointer was cut to 10s (from 33) immediately after that performance, but that price did not last long following Nicky Henderson's effusive post-race comments and he is now no bigger than 5-1 behind only his stablemate Jonbon.

'Extraordinary creature' Constitution Hill 10-1 for Supreme after powerful win

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