There are just three and a half weeks to go to the Cheltenham Festival and all the horses are in full work, writes Ruby Walsh. 

Tommy Lyons takes a look at the recent victory of Sizing John and the opportunities that lie ahead.

On a high-class card at Gowran Park this afternoon Sempre Medici looks to have the Red Mills Trial Hurdle at his mercy, and will be priced accordingly, while Smashing may be able to continue his fine run of form by taking a tight-looking renewal of the Red Mills Chase.

Champagne Fever got back on track with a smooth victory in the Red Mills Chase at Gowran on Saturday.

Champagne Fever bids to bounce back from the first fall of his career when taking on four rivals in the Red Mills Chase at Gowran today. 

I am probably leaving a winner or two behind me in Gowran, but I learned a long time ago that you can’t be in two places at one time, says Ruby Walsh.

Unbeaten in three outings this season, Kitten Rock should book his ticket to the Stan James Champion Hurdle by landing the Grade 2 Red Mills Trial Hurdle in Gowran Park today. 

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

Shark Hanlon is keeping his fingers crossed there is some ease in the ground at the Punchestown Festival later this month ahead of Hidden Cyclone’s intended appearance in the Boylesports.com Champion Chase.

Dunguib is on course to have his second comeback run this weekend at either Gowran Park or Navan, meaning he could clash with Champion Hurdle dark horse Un De Sceaux.

Philip Fenton has identified the Red Mills Chase at Gowran Park as a possible alternative to the Hennessy Gold Cup for star chaser Last Instalment.

Shark Hanlon is keen to have a crack at the Galway Plate with his smart chaser Hidden Cyclone.

Rubi Light can land the Grade 2 Red Mills Chase on a terrific card at Navan this afternoon.

Tomorrow's meeting at Navan will go ahead as planned after the track passed a morning inspection.

The Red Mills Chase will now be run at Navan on Sunday after Gowran Park was forced to abandon its races over fences tomorrow because the chase track is waterlogged.

Trainer Peter Casey says Flemenstar is “very unlikely” to run at the Cheltenham Festival nest month after being found to have a lung infection.

Sprinter Sacre is one of nine confirmations for the Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot on Saturday.

Connections of Sir Des Champs retain hope he will be a major player in this season’s Cheltenham Gold Cup following his staying-on fourth in the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown last week.

Sizing Europe claimed his third win of the season and his seventh Grade One victory in all with another fine display in the Paddy Power Dial-A-Bet Chase at Leopardstown.

Rubi Light pleased connections in a racecourse spin at the Curragh yesterday as he continued his preparation for the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham.

A trip to Aintree is one of several options open to Rathlin, who has delighted trainer Mouse Morris by finally showing his true ability over fences.

Chicago Grey will head straight for the John Smith’s Grand National after delighting connections in his final run before the Aintree spectacular.

RUBI LIGHT, running over his ideal two and a half mile trip, has to be the choice in the Grade 2 Red Mills Chase at Gowran Park this afternoon.

Robbie Hennessy is praying Rubi Light comes through his final Cheltenham Festival prep race unscathed at Gowran Park tomorrow.

Jessica Harrington has all but ruled out a tilt at the Cheltenham Gold Cup with Bostons Angel following another disappointing run at Leopardstown.

APT APPROACH got the full Ruby Walsh treatment to justify strong market support in the Grade 2 Matty Ryan Memorial Kinloch Brae Chase at Thurles yesterday.

ROBBIE Hennessy has decided to skip the Irish Hennessy with Rubi Light and instead will aim for back-to-back wins in the Red Mills Chase at Gowran next month.

GORDON Elliott has warned punters Champion Bumper ante-post favourite Don Cossack is “very doubtful” to make the journey to the Cheltenham Festival in March.

ALAN FLEMING has revealed Tony McCoy will partner Starluck on his chasing debut at Huntingdon on Thursday with a view to riding him in the Arkle Trophy at Cheltenham.

Dunguib booked his ticket for the Stan James Champion Hurdle with victory on his reappearance in the Red Mills Trial Hurdle at Gowran.

Last Saturday was right up there with the best days I have had in racing. Winning a Grade 1 is fantastic. To win two in one day is phenomenal and for Saludos to follow up by coming back to his best to take a Grade 2 prize on Sunday was just the icing on the cake.

It’s funny how things have worked out with the delay of a week’s racing due to the heavy rain.

CONOR O’Dwyer believes Hangover has a “good each-way shout” in the Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse on Monday.

IT may be the height of folly to nap a horse who finished a remote seventh of seven finishers last time, but that’s precisely what we are going to do with J’y Vole in the Grade 2 Red Mills Chase at Gowran Park this afternoon.

DUAL winner Master Minded heads 24 entries for the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

Tony McCoy travels to Ireland on Saturday to partner Glenfinn Captain for his boss, owner JP McManus, in the feature Irish Form Book An Uaimh Chase at Navan.

GLENFINN CAPTAIN can get us off to the ideal start for the weekend by landing the Grade 2 Red Mills Chase at Gowran Park this afternoon.

GORDON ELLIOTT thinks there are worse each-way bets in the John Smith’s Grand National than his former winner Silver Birch after the weights were announced earlier this week.

Nick Mitchell expects a wide-open Ryanair Chase to develop into a real thriller at Cheltenham tomorrow.

TOM Taaffe identified a trapped nerve as a possible reason for Kicking King’s lacklustre show at Gowran last week.