Ferdy Murphy will soon finalise plans for Kalahari King’s seasonal reappearance after seeing his stable star enjoy a racecourse gallop at Carlisle on Tuesday.

Warren Marston has decided to retire from race-riding with immediate effect.

One would not have imagined Exeter’s concluding Upton Lakes And Lodges Amateur Riders’ Handicap Hurdle would have caused so much excitement.

Imperial Commander is recovering well from the minor injury he suffered at Haydock on Saturday.

Gary Moore is not agitating for a rematch with the outstanding Cue Card just yet, despite Megastar declaring himself a serious contender for big-race honours after his hurdling debut at Ascot today.

Frascati Park battled for a long overdue first success over timber in the Redstone "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle at Ascot today.

Ruby Walsh is excited about the prospect of teaming up with Denman in Saturday's Hennessy Gold Cup, despite the fact he is forced to carry top weight.

Connections of Khyber Kim are in no rush to make any immediate plans following his triumph in the Greatwood Hurdle at Cheltenham last Sunday.

Nigel Twiston-Davies is excited about the possibility of Imperial Commander having another try over longer distances later this month at Haydock.

With Denman not in competitive action on his very own day at Exeter it was up to stablemates Inchidaly Rock, Take The Breeze and The Minack to take up the slack.

Party Politics, winner of the Grand National in the British general election year of 1992, has died at the age of 25.

Cootehill defied a 5lb penalty for a recent success when capturing the totescoop6 Summer Hurdle at Market Rasen.

Notre Pere ploughed through the mud to claim the Punchestown Guinness Gold Cup and earn a 10-1 quote with totesport for the equivalent race at Cheltenham next March.

Hennessy could be aimed at Newbury’s valuable staying handicap chase that shares his name following his dramatic victory in the Bet365 Gold Cup.

Cloudy Lane now heads the weights for the John Smith’s Grand National at Aintree on Saturday following the confirmation stage.

Oscar Bay looked a horse with Aintree potential as he sparked a big-priced Stratford double for jockey Seamus Durack.

Felix de Giles produced Prophete De Guye with clockwork precision to deny 11-4 favourite Laharna in the Bet UEFA Cup - Betdaq Conditionals' Handicap Chase at Southwell.

Den Of Iniquity put himself into the reckoning for a second trip to the Cheltenham Festival when making a winning start to his career over obstacles in the Ladbrokes Odds On Card – Loyalty Card Novices´ Hurdle at Folkestone.

Jonjo O’Neill has hit the ground running in 2009 and sent out a 64-1 double courtesy of Supreme Keano and Carnival Town at Chepstow.

Jonjo O’Neill has his yard in rare old form and saddled his seventh winner of the last fortnight as 4-1 favourite Supreme Keano obliged in the Jenkinsons Caterers Handicap Chase at Chepstow.

Noel Chance is in no rush for Aux Le Bahnn to take on star novice hurdler Diamond Harry but a rise to Graded level is in order for his gelding following a simple victory at Folkestone.

Notre Pere carved out his own little piece of racing history by becoming the first Irish-trained winner of the Coral Welsh National at Chepstow.

Exotic Dancer has been allotted top weight of 11st 12lb in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury on November 29.

Silverburn has been installed as the 7-2 favourite by the sponsors for the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham on November 15 after 56 entries were received.

THE BAY LAD, a nine-year-old who has never won a race, gets the nap to land the Martin Reilly Hyundai Maiden Hurdle at Sligo this evening.

Owner Mark Bloomfield enjoyed a belated birthday present as Billion Dollar Kid scored first time out for Ron Harris in the toteswinger Brighton Rocket Handicap.

Despite it being only the first meeting of the year at Brighton, regulars are unlikely to see a more progressive horse all season than Captain Webb.

Albertas Run, trained by Jonjo O'Neill and ridden by Tony McCoy, won the Royal & SunAlliance Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

Carl Llewellyn is always a trainer to be feared in bumpers but even he will rarely have sent out a more impressive victor than his Stratford representative Have You Seen Me.

The Pipe family continued their monopoly of the Sunderlands Imperial Cup at Sandown as Ashkazar made all the running under Timmy Murphy.

TONY McCoy is counting down the hours to the Cheltenham Festival after being given the all-clear to resume riding from today.

Tony McCoy and Tarlac will team up to tackle the Sunderlands Imperial Cup at Sandown with one key thing in common.

Tony McCoy has won his fitness fight to return to race-riding in time for the Cheltenham Festival.

TONY McCoy teamed up with Black Jack Ketchum in a gallop after racing at Stratford on Monday.

Natal could bypass Cheltenham in favour of a crack at the Topham Trophy over the Grand National fences after plundering the Connaught Gold Cup at Newbury.

Having crossed swords with the likes of Five Dream and Palomar, Fredensborg appreciated a drop in class and sluiced up in the digibet Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle at Kempton.

A return to his favourite course sparked D’Argent back to life as the veteran grey splashed through the mud to claim the totesport.com Classic Chase at Warwick.

Dempsey, last season’s Queen Mother Champion Chase runner-up, has been ruled out for the rest of the campaign.

Mister McGoldrick, winner of eight of his nine starts at Wetherby, will be back at the track on December 27 for the skybet.com Castleford Handicap Chase.

Over The Creek was chopped by totesport into 16-1 for the Coral Welsh National after a bloodless victory at Hereford.

Bewleys Berry enjoyed two encouraging spins around the Grand National course last season and should go well again in the Becher Chase at Aintree on Sunday.

Howle Hill is a confident selection in the Bet Now At WBX.COM Graduation Chase at Kempton.

Dempsey landed his fourth victory at Sandown as he made all the running to take the Grade Two Betfred Celebration Chase today.

Wetherby plays host to one of two jumps meetings to signal the start of the 2007-8 season tomorrow, and the Rocom Ltd Handicap Chase can go the way of Malcolm Jefferson’s Elvis Returns.