First-time blinkers were the remedy for Trenchant to savour the finest moment of his career in the totesport.com National Spirit Hurdle at Fontwell.

Bothy maintained his unbeaten record over timber and qualified himself for the Fred Winter Juvenile Novices’ Handicap Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival with a second success at Taunton.

Poquelin heads a five-strong entry from the Paul Nicholls stable in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham on November 14.

Paul Carberry and Oliver Greenall remain in hospital after sustaining serious injuries in separate falls on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival.

A future challenge for the Cheltenham Gold Cup and maybe even a tilt at this year’s Grand National await Imperial Commander, a game winner of the Ryanair Chase on Thursday.

BARBERS Shop bids to put to an end a long line of unsuccessful, yet creditable, efforts by Royal runners at the Cheltenham Festival today.

ISN’T That Lucky qualified for an outing at Cheltenham with success at Stratford on Monday and trainer Jonjo O’Neill believes Ritchie McGrath’s mount could run a “blinder” in the Jewson Novices’ Handicap Chase.

Ferdy Murphy is praying for good ground at Cheltenham ahead of Kalahari King’s run in the Irish Independent Arkle Trophy on Tuesday week.

Knockara Beau is set for a trip to Aintree following an impressive victory in the Grade Two totepool Premier Kelso Hurdle at the Borders venue.

Cloudy Lane’s Grand National preparations were hampered as he crashed out at the first fence in the totesport.com Premier Chase at Kelso to gift Money Trix an easy success.

Rambling Minster jumped his way into the John Smith’s Grand National picture with a splendid staying performance under trainer Keith Reveley’s son James in the Blue Square Gold Cup Chase at Haydock.

Tom Taaffe has snapped up the services of champion jockey Tony McCoy to ride leading hope Finger Onthe Pulse in the Boylesports.com Gold Cup at Cheltenham on Saturday.

TODAY’S featured Paddy Power Gold Cup Chase at Cheltenham is typically competitive for a race of its nature but there’s no doubt that the Nicholls-Walsh partnership will be centre of attention once more as they team up with favourite Silverburn.

Finger On the Pulse will bid for a Festival double when he lines up for a crack at the Ellier Developments Champion Novice Chase at Punchestown on Tuesday.

Oberlin has been knocking on the door this year but his time can finally come in the Enjoy Easter Pontin’s Maiden Stakes at Southwell.

Ante-post favourite Don’t Push It has been ruled out of the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham on Saturday.

L’Antartique has come through his final piece of work ahead of the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham with flying colours.

Wee Robbie, a gallant third in the Jewson Novices’ Handicap Chase at the Cheltenham Festival, could skip Aintree in favour of the Coral Scottish Grand National.

PIERSE Hurdle winner Spring the Que is bang on target for the Vincent O’Brien County Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.

ROYAL & SUNALLIANCE Chase fancy Cailin Alainn is showing all the right signs ahead of her appearance at the Cheltenham Festival.

James Fanshawe has reported that his Cheltenham Festival winner Reveillez has suffered “no lasting damage” following his late withdrawal from the Racing Post Chase at Kempton on Saturday.

SCHINDLERS HUNT gets another chance to showcase his talents over fences in the Anglo Irish Bank Nas Na Riogh Novice Chase at Naas tomorrow.

CHAMPION trainer Paul Nicholls will call on the likes of Kauto Star and Denman at the Cheltenham Festival next month.

Champion trainer Paul Nicholls will call on the likes of Kauto Star and Denman at the Cheltenham Festival next month but of his more low-profile contenders, he is particularly keen on the chance of Nycteos in the Racing Post Plate.

Innox, winner of the Racing Post Chase 12 months ago, bypasses the Kempton feature on Saturday to wait for the Cheltenham Festival.

RUBY WALSH was the man to follow at Navan yesterday, notching a big-race double with Young Desperado and Snowy Morning.

All Star bids to book his ticket for the Cheltenham Festival with victory in tomorrow’s totesport.com Scilly Isles Novices’ Chase at Sandown.

Connections of Reveillez will try and find a suitable opportunity for last season’s Cheltenham Festival winner to get his career back on track after he failed to fire in the boylesports.com Gold Cup on Saturday.

Evan Williams is ready to launch an assault on the £20,000 (€29,600) Jewson Handicap Hurdle Final with his improving youngster Warpath on October 25.

Reveillez was a smooth winner of the Jewson Novices’ Handicap Chase on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival.

Arch rivals Martin Pipe and Paul Nicholls dominated the finish of the Vodafone Gold Cup at Newbury in what could well be a portent of what is to come at Cheltenham as Horus dead-heated with Cornish Sett.

An unprecedented 1034 entries have been revealed for the 10 handicap events at the Cheltenham Festival.

Nicky Richards has yet to decide on the Cheltenham Festival target for improving chaser Turpin Green.

Paul Nicholls, who created racing history at the last Wincanton meeting by sending out six winners, continued the good work with a short-priced treble at his local track courtesy of Gungadu, Cerium and Kicks For Free.

Jockey Mattie Batchelor is hoping King Harald can bounce back to form in the Sky Bet Chase at Southwell on Saturday.

Charles Egerton is looking for an improved effort from Graphic Approach at Sandown on Saturday.

Lacdoudal is likely to be Philip Hobbs’ sole representative in the Robin Cook Memorial Trophy at Cheltenham on Saturday.

Our Armageddon is set to make his long-awaited return in the £110,000 (€161,000) Robin Cook Memorial Gold Cup at Cheltenham next month.

Connections of King Harald are delighted to be finally get their Festival winner back on the track at Cheltenham on Saturday.

Dark’n Sharp landed a gamble and his first victory for three-and-a-half years when taking the Betfred Macer Gifford Memorial Handicap Chase at Huntingdon.

King Harald is now set to have his prep run ahead of the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Carlisle on Sunday week.

ACCORDION ETOILE is unlikely to be given a prep run ahead of his engagement in the Independent Newspaper Novices’ Chase at Cheltenham on November 13, despite being entered at Fairyhouse on Saturday.

Le Roi Miguel could make his seasonal bow in Sunday’s Grade Two bonusprint.com Old Roan Chase at Aintree.

Wild Passion heads a high-class field for the Evening Herald Champion Novice Hurdle on the first day of the Punchestown Festival tomorrow.