HE may be rising 14 years old, but Spot Thedifference shows no signs of slowing and landed his fifth success over the cross-country course in the Sporting Index Chase on the first day of Cheltenham’s Open meeting.

Darby Wall made amends for a fall at the previous meeting by battling to success in the paddypower.com Amateur Riders’ Handicap Chase at Cheltenham.

Spot The Difference is a standing dish over the cross-country course at Cheltenham and he raised the roof on the first day of the Open meeting with victory in the Sporting Index Steeple Chase.

Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup hope King Harald is poised to make his reappearance at Cheltenham over the weekend.

THE first five horses home were disqualified for taking the wrong course in an amateur riders’ race at Towcester yesterday and the £2,555 prize was awarded to the sixth horse to finish.