NIGEL TWISTON-DAVIES’ two big Cheltenham Festival hopes, Imperial Commander and Khyber Kim, are to work before racing at Kempton on Saturday.

MY WAY DE SOLZEN has the Ryanair Chase or the Irish Independent Arkle Trophy Chase as his Cheltenham Festival target after treating the New Year’s Day crowd at Prestbury Park to an exhibition round of jumping yesterday.

ROOSTER BOOSTER is in "tip-top shape" for his bid to complete back-to-back victories in the Smurfit Champion Hurdle on today's opening day of the Cheltenham Festival.

Frenchman’s Creek, a winner at the 2002 Cheltenham Festival, is unlikely to race this season after suffering further problems with a leg injury.

Well Ridden won a trip to Cheltenham in March with victory in the opening race at Leopardstown today.