Nicky Henderson has pinpointed Silviniaco Conti and Last Instalment as dangers to Bobs Worth when his star bids to retain his Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup crown next month.

Sire De Grugy began Monday morning as the new favourite for the BetVictor Queen Mother Champion Chase in the wake of Sprinter Sacre’s defection and the chestnut took another step towards assuming that position in a fortnight’s time with a racecourse gallop at Plumpton.

The Tullow Tank will not run at the Cheltenham Festival due to the “uncertainty” surrounding trainer Philip Fenton’s ongoing case for alleged possession of anabolic steroids, said his owner Barry Connell.

Ruby Walsh has admitted he would not have ridden Big Buck’s any differently in last Saturday’s Cleeve Hurdle.

Emma Lavelle feels Easter Meteor deserves a change of luck in the Stewart Family Thank You Gold Cup today after crashing out on his last visit to Cheltenham.

Trainer David Pipe admits Ballynagour is a “hard horse to predict” ahead of the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham today.

An unmistakable air of sobriety descended on the Cheltenham Festival towards the end of ‘St Patrick’s Thursday’ when news emerged that amateur jockey JT McNamara was airlifted to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol after suffering a serious injury.

It’s not St Patrick’s Day until Sunday, of course, but that didn’t stop Cheltenham splashing the place green for ‘St Patrick’s Thursday’, and, fittingly, the Irish ran riot with a host of successes.

Carrickboy made just about every yard to land the Byrne Group Plate at the Cheltenham Festival.

Big Fella Thanks bids to bag back-to-back victories over fences for the first time when he goes for a second success in the StanJames Supporting Greatwood Gold Cup at Newbury.

A decision on Sizing Europe’s target at Cheltenham is set to be left until the last moment.

Trainer Ferdy Murphy is keeping his fingers crossed for a dry spell of weather as he prepares Divers for a return to the scene of his greatest triumph.

“A man’s gotta make at least one bet a day, else he could be walking around lucky and never know it.”

Sunnyhillboy (13-2 favourite) provided Jonjo O’Neill with a second winner of the week in the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup.

Day three of the festival and here we are, scrounging around for Irish winners.

Paul Nicholls says the coughing which affected around a dozen horses at his Somerset stables remains under control.

Nick Gifford is leaning towards naming the JLT Specialty Handicap Chase as Tullamore Dew’s target at the Cheltenham Festival.

Robert Cooper threw his whip away passing the line in a moment of irony after winning the SIS Live Handicap Chase at Fontwell.

Keiran Burke has the French Champion Hurdle as a possible long-term target for his talented mare Sparky May.

Jonjo O’Neill’s Synchronised heads a maximum field of 25 runners in the Ladbrokes Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse on Monday – with ante-post favourite Beautiful Sound the second reserve.

BIG BUCK’S once again lived up to his name when raking in the cash for punters with a third successive win the Ladbrokes World Hurdle.

Holmwood Legend sprang a 25-1 surprise to lift the Byrne Group Plate at Cheltenham for trainer Pat Rodford and 3lb claimer Keiran Burke.

ENTRIES for the 11 handicaps at the Cheltenham Festival have been unveiled.

Entries for the 11 handicaps at the Cheltenham Festival have been unveiled.

The Sawyer enjoyed a day’s hunting in his build-up for his next race at Aintree in two weeks’ time.

David Pipe celebrated a double as the novice Great Endeavour put up a bold display of jumping to win the Byrne Group Plate this afternoon.