Kalahari King will head straight to the Cheltenham Festival in March as he seeks an elusive first victory at the showpiece meeting.

RUBI LIGHT, third behind dual winner Albertas Run and Kalahari King in the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham last season, will skip the Gold Cup this year for another crack at the Ryanair after he finished second in the Lexus.

Ferdy Murphy reports Kalahari King to be none the worse after pulling up sharply in yesterday’s Amlin 1965 Chase at Ascot.

Master Minded bounced back from a shock defeat at Aintree to win the Amlin 1965 Chase at Ascot for the second year running.

MASTER Minded is favourite for today’s Amlin Chase at Ascot but, like stable companion Kauto Star, he has some questions to answer.

LONG RUN and Kauto Star are the headline names among 19 entries for the Betfair Chase at Haydock on November 19.

THE return to action of Forpadydeplasterer in the poorly-supported Star Chase will prove the focus of attention at Punchestown today.

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.

Albertas Run will face nine rivals as he attempts to pull off the Cheltenham-Aintree double for the second successive year in the John Smith’s Melling Chase.

DUNGUIB could step up to three miles at the Punchestown Festival in May following a disappointing performance in the Stan James Champion Hurdle.

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Albertas Run recorded back-to-back victories in the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham under a gallant Tony McCoy.

Paul Nicholls believes he has an excellent opportunity to claim an elusive success in the Grade One Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham today.

THE first three home in the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham last year — Albertas Run, Poquelin and J’y Vole — are set to lock horns in the race again tomorrow.

The first three home in the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham last year - Albertas Run, Poquelin and J'y Vole - are set to lock horns in the race again on Thursday.

Voy Por Ustedes is a fascinating supplementary entry for the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham on Thursday.

BIG BUCK’S and Grands Crus remain on course for a mouthwatering clash in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle after their names appeared among 34 remaining entries following the latest forfeit stage.

Kalahari King is likely to go straight for the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham following an unlucky run in the Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot.

MASTER MINDED features among a field of nine runners in the Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot tomorrow.

Master Minded heads a field of nine left in Saturday’s Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot.

Crack Away Jack has been given the option of making his first start in over a year in the Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot on January 22.

JONJO O’Neill’s Grand National hero Don’t Push It makes his first appearance since his Aintree heroics in the CITIPOST Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham today.

Master Minded features among 10 declared runners in the Keith Prowse Hospitality Tingle Creek Chase at Cheltenham on Saturday.

TWIST MAGIC and The Nightingale feature among a strong entry for champion trainer Paul Nicholls in the totesport.com Peterborough Chase at Huntingdon on Thursday.

The Punchestown Racing Festival gets underway this afternoon, with most of the top English raiders expected to take their places in the field despite the travel restrictions over the last few days.

GENERAL MILLER, a horse who has improved throughout the season, can round off the campaign in style by landing the Evening Herald Champion Novice Hurdle at the first stage of the Punchestown Festival this evening.

FORPADYDEPLASTERER has one last chance to get a win on the board this season in tomorrow’s Boylesports.com Champion Chase on the opening day of the Punchestown Festival.

FORPADYDEPLASTERER could be given one more chance to gain a deserved first success of the season in the Boylesports.com Champion Chase at Punchestown on Tuesday.

RYANAIR CHASE hero Albertas Run was given a typically power-packed ride by Tony McCoy to land the John Smith’s Melling Chase at Aintree yesterday.

TOM COOPER feels two and a half miles on a flat track in today’s John Smith’s Melling Chase at Aintree will be ideal for Forpadydeplasterer, who was runner-up to Big Zeb in the Queen Mother Champion Chase.

SUITABLE ground could see Master Minded bid to rebuild his reputation in the Boylesports.com Champion Chase at the Punchestown Festival.

BARRY GERAGHTY has long been one of the very best National Hunt jockeys and he proved it again yesterday when giving the hugely impressive Big Zeb a magnificent ride to win the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase.

Big Zeb laid to rest his jumping demons with a flawless performance in the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival – with Master Minded well beaten.

MASTER MINDED may be odds on to claim his hat-trick in the Queen Mother’s Champion Chase this afternoon, but two men fielding Irish raiders believe that to be far from a foregone conclusion.

I’M as confident as I can be heading into a Grade 1 that Master Minded will have all the answers in the Queen Mother Champion Chase today.

MASTER MINDED has to be the choice to land the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham this afternoon.

Master Minded returns to defend his Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase crown at Cheltenham tomorrow, with Paul Nicholls believing his two-mile specialist is back to his imperious best.

Master Minded faces eight rivals as he bids to emulate Badsworth Boy with a third successive victory in Wednesday’s Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase.

WILLIE MULLINS has finally given up the fight to get the brilliant Mikael D’Haguenet to Cheltenham.

Kalahari King continued his build up to the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase with another seaside outing to Redcar.

MOST people probably think the last week has been all about the likes of Master Minded and Denman, but I disagree.

Ferdy Murphy expects Kalahari King to need the outing when the Queen Mother Champion Chase hopeful has his first race for almost 10 months at Doncaster tomorrow.

Kalahari King heads a final field of 15 runners for the Blue Square Handicap Chase at Doncaster on Saturday.

Kalahari King is ready to take his chance in the Blue Square Handicap Chase at Doncaster on Saturday after pleasing connections in a workout this morning.

Ferdy Murphy expressed delight after Kalahari King worked on Tuesday morning ahead of his eagerly-awaited reappearance in the Blue Square Handicap Chase at Doncaster on Saturday week.

Ferdy Murphy hopes to get his Queen Mother Champion Chase hope Kalahari King back on the course at Doncaster next month.

I’D imagine Tom Cooper returned from Sandown last Saturday a reasonably happy man.