Graham Lee, the leading rider at last week's Cheltenham Festival, continued his rich vein of form with a near 93-1 treble on Rogues Gallery, Manbow and Rayshan at Wetherby yesterday.

After winning on his jumping debut at Musselburgh 13 months ago Rayshan (4-1) had become disappointing, but he bounced back to form with a clear-cut success in the Halifax Handicap Hurdle.

The five-year-old was produced to lead two from home and quickening well on the good to soft ground, he drew away to beat Vigoureux by six lengths.

The winner was trained by Lee's boss Howard Johnson and carried the colours of top owner Graham Wylie.

The trainer's wife, Sue Johnson, said: ''We thought Rayshan was going to be top quality, but he became disappointing. We gave him a month off and he's come back all right.''

A campaign over fences is planned for Rayshan next season.

Lee, Johnson and Wylie had combined successfully at the Festival with Arcalis, No Refuge and Inglis Drever, and the North's top jumps team completed a double with Rogues Gallery's success in the LHF Healthplan Rugby League Novices' Hurdle.

The 15-8 joint-favourite was far from fluent at some of his hurdles but was produced full of running to challenge at the penultimate flight.

However, it was not until the run-in that Rogues Gallery got the better of the other market leader, Catch The Perk, and in a good finish got home by a neck.

Wylie said: ''He's a monkey, isn't he? Graham said he didn't jump the first two very well and he had to give him a shake. He travelled OK but not brilliantly and then he didn't jump the last two very well either.

''He coped with the ground and was brave enough, but he needed the run and he's won all out.''

Lee steered Manbow to a comfortable victory in the Wetherby Racecourse & Conference Centre Novices' Handicap Chase.

Micky Hammond's 11-2 shot was winning his third race of the season at the West Yorkshire track and was not unduly pressed to beat Ryminster by two and half lengths after jumping into the lead four fences from home.

''A bit better ground would have suited him, but it is National Hunt racing in March,'' said Hammond. ''He laboured a little bit on it but once he jumped to the front he was all right.

''In a year or two's time on decent ground there could be a nice race in him.''

Lee has now ridden 88 winners this season.

Peter Buchanan, who rode Catch The Perk, gained compensation when he got Wildfield Rufo home in front in the Rocom NEC Handicap Chase.

Wildfield Rufo (7-1) was in touch all the way but it was not until he was on the flat that he got into top gear to collar long-time leader Heidi III close home and score by three-quarters of a length.

It was trainer Kate Walton's first winner for 143 days and she said: ''This horse loves it round here - he's won a hurdle and two chases now.

''I thought the lad gave him a peach of a ride and kidded him all the way, because he needs coaxing.''

Dancing Rock justified favouritism in impressive fashion in the first division of the Wetherby Family-Sunday Is 24th April Maiden Hurdle.

The seven-year-old, a rare runner at the track for Minehead trainer Philip Hobbs, was backed into 6-4 and after hitting the front at the third from home, drew readily clear to win by ten lengths from Love That Benny.

Sean Ellis, representing Hobbs, said: ''We'll keep him to around this trip of two and a half miles and we'll probably keep him going until the ground gets too firm.''