Sam Twiston-Davies feels connections will learn an awful lot about smart novice Ptit Zig in today’s Betfair Ascot Chase.

Willie Mullins has chosen Ballycasey over Champagne Fever as his representative in the Betfair Ascot Chase tomorrow.

Gary Moore would like to take Sire De Grugy to Plumpton for a racecourse gallop before his defence of his Queen Mother Champion Chase crown.

Champion jockey Tony McCoy is in line for the spare ride on Coneygree in next weekend’s Betfair Denman Chase at Newbury as regular partner Nico de Boinville is suspended.

Trainer Tony Martin believes the drying conditions will play to the strengths of Benefficient in today’s Ryanair Chase (2.40) at Cheltenham.

Trainer Alan King wants to run Grumeti in the Stan James Champion Hurdle following his pleasing return to action at Wincanton on Saturday.

Nicky Henderson will be keeping a keen eye on the weather before committing stable star Sprinter Sacre to a run at the Punchestown Festival next week.

Trainer Colin Tizzard has challenged Cue Card’s rivals to take him on from the front in today’s Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

Trainer Willie Mullins believes Sir Des Champs’ love of Cheltenham will stand him in good stead when he runs in the Betfred Gold Cup next month.

Riverside Theatre made the perfect return to action as he landed back-to-back runnings of the Betfair Ascot Chase this afternoon.

Alan King feels it makes more sense for Medermit to run in the Betfair Ascot Chase tomorrow rather than take on Long Run at Newbury 24 hours earlier.

MEDERMIT is on course to have a prep run for Cheltenham in the Betfair Ascot Chase on February 18.

NICK Williams remains optimistic Diamond Harry can recover from his latest injury setback in time to contest the Argento Chase at Cheltenham on January 28.

PHILIP FENTON is expecting Dunguib to improve enormously for his first run of the campaign at Gowran Park on Saturday.

Master Medic is likely to miss a potential return to the course in this Saturday’s Betfair Ascot Chase.

Carruthers put up an exemplary round of jumping to win the Sodexho Reynoldstown Novices' Chase at Ascot.

Racing is set to go ahead at Ascot tomorrow, but at least one of the two fences in the home straight could be omitted.

AIR FORCE ONE will bypass the rescheduled Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Leopardstown on Sunday and go straight to Cheltenham.

VOY POR USTEDES is set to warm up for the Cheltenham Festival with a run at Ascot next weekend.

Voy Por Ustedes could bypass the totepool Game Spirit Chase at Newbury on Saturday in favour of the Betfair Ascot Chase a week later.