Ruby Walsh is expected to be fit to ride tomorrow despite being stood down after a fall at Newbury today.

Gus Macrae made full use of his feather weight to claim the feature race at Aintree on Sunday.

Classy filly Unaccompanied showed the boys the way home with an impressive performance in the Istabraq Festival Hurdle at Leopardstown.

ESTRELA BRAGE gets the nap to finally do the business over flights in the opening maiden hurdle at Tipperary this evening.

Mr Moonshine looks to have guaranteed himself a run at the Cheltenham Festival after turning in a most impressive performance in the Pertemps Handicap Hurdle at Huntingdon today.

Don’t Push It is ready to begin the campaign whenever racing is possible with all roads leading to Aintree.

CHAMPION trainer Paul Nicholls and the Cheltenham Festival’s winning-most jockey, Ruby Walsh, pulled suffering punters out of a hole as Big Buck’s obliged as the 5-6 favourite in yesterday’s Ladbrokes World Hurdle.

WELL, Master Minded certainly fluffed his lines yesterday and was never going to win the Champion Chase.

LADBROKES World Hurdle second Punchestowns made an inspired start to his career over fences in the Fuller’s London Pride Novices’ Chase at Newbury yesterday.

TOM HOGAN intends running both last year’s third Silver Jaro and Kirkbybroguelantern, who is dropping back to two miles, in the Pierse Hurdle at Leopardstown on Sunday.

Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Denman has not been declared at Wincanton on Boxing Day.

Briareus overcame a near two-year absence to deny the Paul Nicholls-trained I’msingingtheblues in the kempton.co.uk Graduation Chase.

Tony McCoy was seen at his brilliant best when driving home Soliya to win the Dermot Ffrench Memorial Juvenile Novices' Hurdle at Newbury.

Howle Hill is a confident selection in the Bet Now At WBX.COM Graduation Chase at Kempton.

Tom Hogan will bring an interesting pair of Irish raiders to Chepstow on Saturday.

Labelthou made just about all the running to land the Grade Two Casino 36 Stockport Rendlesham Hurdle at Haydock.

Owner David Johnson could not hide his frustration as Contraband produced a lacklustre performance on his return from injury at Kempton to leave his Paddy Power Gold Cup hopes in tatters.

WHAT a fantastic time to be associated with National Hunt racing in Ireland.

CONNECTIONS of Strong Flow have again warned that the leading Cheltenham Gold Cup candidate will not be in peak condition when he makes his long-awaited racecourse return at Warwick today.

Strong Flow, runaway winner of the 2003 Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup, is set to make his eagerly-awaited comeback in the Pertemps Handicap Hurdle at Warwick on Saturday.

Trainer Michael O’Brien is eyeing a big-race double with Essex after the five-year-old justified favouritism in the Pierse Hurdle at Leopardstown yesterday.

Barry Geraghty was once again the star of the show at Leopardstown today as he took the two most valuable races of the afternoon courtesy of Essex and Newmill.

IRISH raider Harchibald is an odds-on shot to make it two Grade Ones win on the bounce in the Stan James Christmas Hurdle at Kempton on St Stephen’s Day.

The Dark Lord is only “50-50” to attempt a four-timer in the Pertemps Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham on Friday.

Kingscliff lived up to the hype as he made it seven wins from seven races in the Tripleprint Chase at Cheltenham yesterday and he looks to be a genuine Gold Cup contender.

Kingscliff did enough to persuade his trainer Robert Alner that he was ready to take on the big boys when he maintained his unbeaten record in the Tripleprint Chase at Cheltenham today.